the spectacular assault on a van on the highway in Italy

During this spectacular operation, the criminals blocked the road with cars and a van that they later set on fire, before fleeing after engaging in a shootout with the Carabinerosthe State Police of the transalpine country.

According to the first information about what happened, the assailants rammed and set fire to a van and a truck to block the passage of law enforcement, and detained the two armored vans that were traveling together, posing as law enforcement officers with fake police cars with flashing blue lights.

Once they stopped the vehicles, several members of the command appeared dressed in black with machine guns and riddled one of the armored vehicles with bullets and blew up its doors with explosives, although it is still unknown if they managed to steal the contents inside.

At this time, a Carabineros patrol arrived in the area and pursued the criminals, which led to a spectacular shootout between the police and the assailants near the town of Squinzano, with no injuries reported. After this shooting, two of the assailants were arrested.

The images of the place recorded by the drivers who witnessed the event show several vehicles on fire, the armored vehicle completely destroyed due to the fire and a large column of smoke. For their part, agents are currently focusing on finding the rest of the gang members who participated in the assault.

After the attack, two people, alleged members of the gang, were arrested by Carabineros while other members of the command are on the run, according to Italian media reports.

A deputy, witness to the attack

Among the incredulous witnesses to the assault was Claudio Stefanazzi, deputy of the Democratic Party, who recorded the scene and posted it on social networks.

Furthermore, Stefanazzi took the opportunity to hold Giorgia Meloni’s Government responsible for the insecurity experienced in Salerno, ensuring that “Minister Piantedosi can no longer continue pretending that nothing is happening.”

For the deputy of the socialist party, “Meloni is responsible for ignoring the serious problem that Salerno has with public order and control of the territory,” while predicting that “dark times are coming,” because the Italian government “ignores the desperate appeals of an entire territory.”