Italy PM Meloni heads to Modena after car-ramming, cancels Cyprus meeting
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni canceled a meeting with Cyprus' president to visit Modena following a car-ramming incident that injured eight people, four seriously. A 30-year-old man, described as having a history of mental health issues, drove into a crowd and stabbed a bystander before being arrested. Authorities are investigating the suspect for massacre and personal injury, with the motive still under review.
- ▪A 30-year-old man drove a car into a crowd in Modena, injuring eight people, four of them seriously.
- ▪The suspect, of North African origin and born in Italy, attempted to flee and stabbed one of three people who tried to stop him.
- ▪The man had previously received treatment for schizoid personality disorder in 2022 before going off the radar.
- ▪Prosecutors stated the attack was carried out in an indiscriminate, random, and deliberate manner.
- ▪Italy's President Sergio Mattarella will also travel to Modena in response to the incident.
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- ▪ Italian PM Giorgia Meloni meets victims of Modena car incident — South China Morning Post
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| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 16:48:20 +0800 |
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Italy PM Meloni heads to Modena after car-ramming, cancels Cyprus meetingSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe car that drove into pedestrians is removed from the scene after several people were injured in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena, Italy, May 16, 2026. REUTERS/StringerPublished May 17, 2026, 04:48 PMUpdated May 17, 2026, 04:48 PMMILAN, May 17 - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Modena on Sunday, a day after several people were injured in a car-ramming incident there, cancelling a meeting in Nicosia with Cyprus' president in order to make the trip, government sources said.Italy's President Sergio Mattarella will also travel to the Italian northern city, the sources added.A 30-year-old man, born in Italy and of North African…
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