Rescuers inspect the collapsed two-story farmhouse in Castel d’Azzano where three carabinieri officers have been killed, and 13 others injured, in an explosion during an eviction on October 14, 2025. Photo: LaPresse via AP
Three Carabinieri militarised police officers were killed and another 13 Carabinieri and police officers were injured in an explosion as law enforcement carried out an eviction near the northeastern Italian city of Verona early Tuesday (October 14, 2025), authorities said.
A brother and a sister in their 60s were detained in the explosion in the town of Castel d’Azzano, 10 kilometres southwest Verona, while a third sibling escaped, police said.
“While our Carabinieri were carrying out a judicial order, they were hit by an intentional explosion of a gas tank,’’ Verona’s Carabinieri Commander, Col. Claudio Pagano, told Sky TG24. He called it “an absolutely crazy gesture. “
The two-story farmhouse had been filled with gas, and the explosion was set off when authorities opened the door, Regional Governor Luca Zaia told Sky TG24.
It was the second time authorities attempted to evict the siblings, who had occupied the abandoned structure about a year ago. “Another eviction attempt was thwarted last year when the siblings threatened to blow the house up,” Mr. Zaia said.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto each expressed their condolences for the deaths of the Carabinieri, part of a national militarised police force that plays a central law enforcement role in Italy.
Published – October 14, 2025 05:16 pm IST
