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Italian news reports say an explosive device has been found in a subway car in Rome.
The ANSA and Apcom news agency said the device was found Tuesday inside a train during a stop in Rebibbia, on the outskirts of Rome.
ANSA cited a press release by the Atac company that runs the subway. An ATAC official said the device could have exploded.
The train, which was being prepared for service, was empty apart from the driver, ATAC said.
The area was cleared and bomb disposal experts were examining the device, according to the reports. It was not known if the device had since been defused.
Apcom said the device had been left in a grocery bag underneath a seat, and was spotted by the conductor in the morning.
Tensions are running high in Rome after student protests last week against government austerity cuts escalated into some of the worst violence in the capital for years.
Another demonstration is planned for Wednesday.
TPTB in action?
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Italian news reports say an explosive device has been found in a subway car in Rome.
The ANSA and Apcom news agency said the device was found Tuesday inside a train during a stop in Rebibbia, on the outskirts of Rome.
ANSA cited a press release by the Atac company that runs the subway. An ATAC official said the device could have exploded.
The train, which was being prepared for service, was empty apart from the driver, ATAC said.
The area was cleared and bomb disposal experts were examining the device, according to the reports. It was not known if the device had since been defused.
Apcom said the device had been left in a grocery bag underneath a seat, and was spotted by the conductor in the morning.
Tensions are running high in Rome after student protests last week against government austerity cuts escalated into some of the worst violence in the capital for years.
Another demonstration is planned for Wednesday.
TPTB in action?
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