Two men are set to appear in court in Italy following a dramatic armed robbery on an armored security truck on a highway on Monday.
A masked gang attacked the vehicle with Kalashnikov rifles and robbed a student of her car as they tried to escape in a heist attempt that concluded in a firefight with the Carabinieri, the Italian police.
The group, composed of at least six people, fired several shots at the Carabinieri, with one officer sustaining an injury.
Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto described the event as “a bloody incident, with an exchange of fire, and an absolute priority: protecting the community endangered by the madness of criminals.”
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