Italy’s anti-Mafia police investigate after journalist’s car explodes

No-one was injured in the blast, which targeted leading investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

A car belonging to one of Italy’s leading investigative journalists exploded outside his home overnight, prompting an investigation by Italy’s anti-Mafia authorities and condemnation from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and others.

No-one was injured in the explosion which happened late on Thursday, targeting Sigfrido Ranucci, lead anchor of state-run RAI3’s Report investigative series, and occurring on the eighth anniversary of the car-bomb killing of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.