Shooting incident outside Italian PM's office
A gunman who shot and seriously injured two policemen outside the Italian PM's office in Rome was acting out of anger at politicians, prosecutors allege.
A suspect named as 49-year-old Luigi Preiti was arrested at the scene.
Rome prosecutor, Pierfilippo Laviani, said the gunman had hoped to target politicians but as he was unable to, he shot the police officers instead.
The attack came as a new government was sworn in across the city at the Quirinale Palace.
Bethany Bell reports.
28 Apr 2013
- From the section Europe