A parcel bomb exploded in the hands of EU Commission President Romano Prodi at his Bologna home on Saturday but he was unhurt, his spokesman said.
âA parcel bomb arrived at his home. Prodi opened it himself, carefully. It exploded, making a big flame. He was not hurt and there was no damage,â Marco Vignudelli told Reuters by telephone. No one at Bologna police headquarters was immediately available for comment. On December 22, two small homemade bombs exploded in rubbish bins near Prodiâs home in the city in northern Italy. Prodi was not in his flat at the time. No one was hurt in those explosions and there was no property damage. Explosives experts defused a third device placed in another nearby bin. Bologna Police Chief Marcello Fulvio was quoted in several newspapers as saying initial inquiries pointed towards anarchists who had targeted policemen guarding Prodiâs home. |