bobdina
10-13-2009, 12:15 AM
Bomb attack on Italian barracks
A Libyan man detonated a bomb as he tried to enter an army barracks in Milan, northern Italy, police said.
He injured himself and a guard at the entrance who tried to stop him getting closer to buildings, they added.
The man shouted in Arabic before the bomb exploded in a bag he was carrying, police said.
The motive for the attack was unclear. The man, 35, was legally resident in Italy and police were searching his apartment for clues, they said.
The soldier who blocked the man's path was lightly hurt by glass shards.
It was reported the attacker may have lost a hand in the explosion, but his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Television channel Sky TG-24 described the bomb as "rudimentary and fairly weak".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8302038.stm
A Libyan man detonated a bomb as he tried to enter an army barracks in Milan, northern Italy, police said.
He injured himself and a guard at the entrance who tried to stop him getting closer to buildings, they added.
The man shouted in Arabic before the bomb exploded in a bag he was carrying, police said.
The motive for the attack was unclear. The man, 35, was legally resident in Italy and police were searching his apartment for clues, they said.
The soldier who blocked the man's path was lightly hurt by glass shards.
It was reported the attacker may have lost a hand in the explosion, but his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Television channel Sky TG-24 described the bomb as "rudimentary and fairly weak".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8302038.stm