https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A man carrying what turned out to be a plastic gun sparked an evacuation at Rome's main train station late on Monday after railway police received an alert that an armed man was on the city's transport network. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/man-with-fake-gun-sparks-rome-metro-panic Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:14:08 +0100 man-with-fake-gun-sparks-rome-metro-panic A boy wearing a hooded top and playing with a toy gun in a public garden in Verona sent jitters among those living in the area. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/boy-playing-with-toy-gun-sparks-panic-in-verona-park Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:40:20 +0100 boy-playing-with-toy-gun-sparks-panic-in-verona-park A pensioner has wounded eight neighbours including three children, after shooting at them during a row over the gate to their apartment building, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/eight-injured-by-gun-toting-pensioner-in-row-over-gate Wed, 20 May 2015 10:22:00 +0200 eight-injured-by-gun-toting-pensioner-in-row-over-gate A pizzeria owner in southern Italy has told The Local of the moment robbers burst into his restaurant and fired at the cashier, only for the gun to jam. The case has been described as a "miracle" by police. https://www.thelocal.it/20140909/pizzeria-robbery-miracle-as-gun-jams Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:06:00 +0200 pizzeria-robbery-miracle-as-gun-jams A short-fused pensioner in northern Italy has been arrested after he allegedly stormed into a bar brandishing a .357 magnum handgun following a row over the queue for the slot machines. https://www.thelocal.it/20140811/pensioner-pulls-out-shotgun-in-slot-machine-row Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:30:00 +0200 pensioner-pulls-out-shotgun-in-slot-machine-row In a nail-biting video clip that has shocked the world, a gunman in Foggia, southern Italy, is captured on CCTV aiming shots at his injured victim. The victim cowers in fright – only for the gunman to realize he's run out of bullets. https://www.thelocal.it/20130913/video-man-shoots-at-victim-with-unloaded-gun Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:05:00 +0200 video-man-shoots-at-victim-with-unloaded-gun A 73-year-old pensioner from Rome shot his wife dead while "playing" with his gun. https://www.thelocal.it/20130904/italian-pensioner-kills-wife-in-joke-gone-wrong Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:39:10 +0200 italian-pensioner-kills-wife-in-joke-gone-wrong An American air hostess has been arrested in Rome’s Fiumicino airport after police discovered a gun in her hand luggage. Police are investigating whether the weapon is linked to recent criminal activity in the Italian capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20130624/air-hostess-arrested-at-fiumicino-for-carrying-gun Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:26:00 +0200 air-hostess-arrested-at-fiumicino-for-carrying-gun