Italian police identify 36 involved in newspaper raid, tourists rescued after attempting to climb mountain in tracksuits, and more news on Monday.
Italian police identify 36 involved in newspaper raid
Italian Special Operations law enforcement agency Digos has identified 36 people for their part in the raid on the Turin headquarters of Italian newspaper La Stampa on November 28th, news agency Ansa reported.
“The attack this editorial team suffered two days ago was brutal and cowardly. A clear attempt to intimidate those who work every day to report reality with rigour, seriousness, and independence,” said John Elkann, CEO of Exor, which owns La Stampa via a controlling stake in Gedi editorial group.
Gedi president Paolo Ceretti said the company would meet with the editorial board on Monday to discuss strengthening security protocols.
On Friday, around 100 people participating in a demonstration in Turin against the government’s budget plans broke away from the main march and forced their way into the newspaper’s offices, defacing walls and tearing up valuable books and documents.
Tourists rescued after attempting to climb mountain in tracksuits
Five foreign tourists have been airlifted to safety after getting stuck at 3,000 metres in the Italian Dolomites without proper clothing or safety gear, national media reported.
The hikers, whose nationality was not given, had been attempting to climb the north face of the Sass Rigais peak in Puez-Odle Nature Park in gym shoes and tracksuits when they found themselves unable to go on or turn back.
They managed to make contact with an Alpine rescue team, who accompanied the group to safety and sent a helicopter to complete the rescue mission.
It was “only due to luck” that the operation was successful, one of the rescue workers told Ansa.
“These locations should only be ventured into by climbers with adequate experience, safety equipment […] and common sense,” they added.
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Shock over ‘rape list’ graffiti in school bathroom
Eight girls’ names and one boy’s have been found next to the words ‘list of rapes’ on the wall of a boys’ bathroom at Giulio Cesare high school in Rome.
The incident was reported by the Zero Alibi student collective and the school’s own representatives, according to Ansa.
“We do not consider this cowardly act to be a mere prank, but rather yet another violent and sexist act,” the school’s representatives said.
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara also called for action: “This is a serious matter that must be investigated and severely punished,” he said.
“We will also monitor how the courses on respect for women and relationship education, which are now mandatory for the first time under the new Guidelines on Civic Education, are progressing within high schools,” he added.
A similar incident happened in June 2024 when a ‘list of conquests’ was posted on a classroom door at Rome’s Visconti Classical high school.