Don Antonio Coluccia was leading anti-crime march when he was reportedly assaulted with planks, bottles and sticks
An Italian antimafia priest who has been fighting for years against crime and drug-dealing in Rome has been subjected to a “violent mafioso attack” in the country’s capital.
“Your time is running out – we will kill you,” someone is reported to have shouted from a window as the attack took place in the street below. “I will return. I am committed to serving the city,” Coluccia told Roma Today on Tuesday after news of the attack was made public. “I will always strive for justice for the honest citizens residing in this neighbourhood. On Sunday, I had stopped to speak with some youths, then what happened happened. The situation here is dire.”Luisa Regimenti, a security adviser for the Lazio region, said: “It was a violent mafioso attack.
In August 2023, a man attempted to run him over with a scooter in Tor Bella Monaca, a poor district in the outskirts of Rome. The assailant was later arrested for attempted murder. Last winter, in the same district, refuse bins were set ablaze within yards of where Coluccia was expected to be present.
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