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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Italian police: Far-right shooting suspect had copy of ‘Mein Kampf’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMILAN — Italian authorities seize a copy of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” in the house of an extreme right-wing suspect who shot and wounded six Africans during a rampage in the central Italian city of Macerata.
Video of the suspect’s bedroom provided by the Italian Carabinieri on Sunday shows Hitler’s infamous autobiography, other publications linked to Nazism and a flag with a Celtic cross — a symbol commonly used by white supremacists.
Luca Traini is being held for investigation of attempted murder with an aggravating circumstance of racial hatred for targeting Africans in a series of drive-by shootings on Saturday.
Italian broadcaster RAI reports that the victims ranged in age from 22 to 33 and originally were from Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria and Mali.
Police photos of the 28-year-old Traini show he has a neo-Nazi tattoo on his forehead.
— AP
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