Big Mac bombs defused

Firefighters defused two small bombs that had been placed in suitcases and left outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome today.

The bombs were made from explosive powder and cans containing petrol and were unlikely to have caused serious damage, said police spokesman Leonardo Alestra.

Staff alerted police when they came to open the restaurant and found the suitcases near separate entrances.

On one of the bags there was a message written in red, ”Sabotage against Imperialism and War”, said Alestra.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombs, he said.