"Police were attempting to conduct an eviction when the house blew up overnight in Castel d'Azzano, in northern Italy, in what is suspected to be an intentional act of violence. Police have arrested two men and one woman, all siblings in their 60s, who were the targets of the eviction. The house was filled with gas and the explosion was triggered by the front door opening when the law enforcement officers broke in, investigative sources said."
"Upon entering the house, we were confronted with an act of absolute madness, the provincial police commander Claudio Papagno told the ANSA news agency. A gas cylinder had been ignited, and the explosion directly hit our officers. An investigation was under way, the officer said, adding that it appeared to be an intentional act. It was a building that had been abandoned for several months, and the occupants had essentially barricaded themselves inside, he said."
An explosion at a farmhouse in Castel d'Azzano, near Verona, killed three police officers and injured at least 13 others during an overnight eviction. Authorities suspect the blast was intentional after the house, allegedly filled with gas, detonated when the front door opened as officers entered. Two men and one woman, siblings in their 60s and the eviction targets, were arrested. Investigators found a gas cylinder had been ignited and noted previous threats by the occupants to blow themselves up; photos also suggested molotov cocktails on the roof. Prosecutors charged the suspects with premeditated murder and are considering mass killing charges.
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