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| Explosion hits central Rome, no casualties reported | |
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| An explosion occurred in the center of Rome on Friday, damaging at least one car, according to local media reports. The situation is under control, and no one was hurt in the blast, police said. | |
| “The situation is under control now and no one was hurt,” a law enforcement official told Rai News TV. | |
| The blast occurred in Marmorata Street near a post office, according to La Repubblica. Initial reports stated that the blast happened in the vicinity of Rome’s UN building, which is in the same area. | |
| The explosion has caused the area to be filled with smoke. Fire and bomb disposal squads have arrived at the scene, while police have cordoned off the area. | The explosion has caused the area to be filled with smoke. Fire and bomb disposal squads have arrived at the scene, while police have cordoned off the area. |
| “I did not see the flames, but [the] explosion was strong,” an eyewitness told Rai News. | |
| “The bomb was in a plastic box. No one was injured or affected by the explosion,” a fire department official told La Repubblica. | |
| The local fire department is on the same street in front of the post office, so firefighters arrived at the scene immediately after hearing a “small blast.” | |
| “We intervened with a fire extinguisher, since the explosion had caused a little fire,” the official added. |