The Prime Minister: “I trust that those responsible for this cowardly and criminal act will be identified and quickly brought to justice.” The mayor of Rieti Sinibaldi: “Despicable act that has nothing to do with our city”
“Terrible news that leaves you speechless. The attack on the bus of Pistoia Basket fans, which cost the life of a driver hit by a brick, is an unacceptable and insane act of violence. I express my deep condolences to the victim’s family and my closeness to those who witnessed this tragedy. I trust that those responsible for this cowardly and criminal act will be identified and quickly brought to justice.” Thus the President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni commented on social media on the death of Raffaele Marianella, the 65-year-old driver hit by a brick during the stone-throwing against the Pistoia fans’ bus last night along the Rieti-Terni highway.
abodi
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Sports Minister Andrea Abodi was also shocked: “But how is it possible to die like this – he writes in Pistoia fans, struck dead by the homicidal spree”.
the fip
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“The Italian Basketball Federation expresses its heartfelt and saddened condolences to the family of the victim of the senseless act committed against the bus carrying the Pistoia fans returning from the trip to Rieti. The FIP will follow the judicial developments of the matter with the utmost attention to take any consequent measures.” The mayor of Rieti, Daniele Sinibaldi, dissociates himself: “The entire Rieti community condemns with disdain this despicable act which has nothing to do with Rieti and sport. We express closeness to the family of the deceased, to society and to the City of Pistoia”
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