Two men thought to be of African
origins are being sought in connection with the stabbing to
death over the night between Thursday and Friday of an on-duty
Carabiniere police officer in the Italian capital.
The 35-year-old Carabiniere Deputy Brigadier Mario Cerciello
Rega is believed to have been with other colleagues in the
process of arresting two men believed to be behind a case of
theft and extortion when one of the men pulled out a knife and
stabbed him several times.
Both men were able to escape.
Cerciello Rega was taken to the hospital but died of the
injuries sustained in the attack.
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