Armed ambush on Italian armored van ends in arrests (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Guarda, stanno rubando il frugone, guarda. Guarda, guarda, guarda, guarda, guarda, guarda.
[00:00:08] Speaker 2: This is the moment a group of armed men attacked an armored van on an Italian highway. According to the Italian police, the assailants blocked the roadway with their cars in order to try and bring the van to a halt. They then attacked the vehicle whilst armed with Kalashnikovs. Video then shows a large explosion on the road. The vehicle being targeted belonged to Battistoli Security Company, who said that the robbery was unsuccessful. The Carabinieri said that police had a firefight with the criminals and that one officer was injured. The suspects then escaped by stealing the car of a student, Italian broadcaster RAI reported. Police say they have since arrested two men, aged 38 and 62, after chasing the pair down through the Italian countryside.
- Assailants used cars to block an Italian highway and ambush an armored van.
- Attackers were reportedly armed with Kalashnikovs and an explosion occurred during the incident.
- Battistoli Security Company said the robbery attempt was unsuccessful.
- Police engaged in a firefight; one officer was injured.
- Suspects fled by stealing a student's car but two men were later arrested after a countryside chase.