Man sets off blast at Milan barracks

A Libyan man set off a bomb while trying to enter an army barracks in Milan today, seriously injuring himself and lightly wounding the guard who stopped him, Italian law enforcement officials said.

The man attempted to enter the barracks on foot at around 7.45am, taking advantage of the main gate opening to allow an authorised car through, said Col Giuseppe Affini, a chief spokesman for the army in the Lombardy region that includes Milan.