Terrorist Investigations Lead to Arrest of Three Refugees

Coded messages used to ask for weapons: “I need two slings”. Phone taps from investigation in Bari lead to the arrest of three refugees in Puglia and Milan: “A mujahidin wants to be a martyr ... the wonderful jihad has arrived”. Phone calls also provide details on migrant smuggling

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Banca Etruria Staff Told to Sell Risky Bonds to Customers

Investigators uncover circular from top management. Two executives investigated and searched. Bonds recommended to various clients as safe investments, on a par with straight bonds and government securities. Customers encouraged to “disinvest”

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Italian Economist Mistaken for Terrorist

Guido Menzio, 40, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, noted that: “All they had to do was look me up on Google, but they didn’t ask me a single question before handing me over to security”

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Psychologist in Fortuna Case Talks of Children’s Courage

Rosetta Cappelluccio was one of the first to visit Parco Verde after the girl’s death. “I realised that child abuse had been going even before forensic tests confirmed it”

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Regeni’s E-mail and Google Profile Accessed from Egypt

Mysterious intrusion a month after his death, although Cairo has always denied hacking into his account. Italian investigators ask for help from Google

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Chinese Police in Rome “Keen to Understand Italian Law”

Four officers are working on the streets alongside Italian Police and Carabinieri to assist Chinese tourists in Rome and Milan. One wrote: “I attended middle school in Modena, so I feel at home here”

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Renzi Launches Nationwide Campaign Ahead of Referendum

Prime Minister launches tour in support of October’s referendum on constitutional reform, speaking at the Niccolini Theatre in Florence. “Parliament has woken up; the spell has been broken”

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