Saverio Mutone questioned for six hours over bomb attack on Sigfrido Ranucci

Saverio Mutone was questioned for six hours by prosecutors in Rome about the bomb attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci.

The bomb exploded outside Ranucci’s home in Torvajanica on October 16, 2025.

Mutone, who had previously declined to answer prosecutors’ questions, said the attack was not intended to hurt anyone and named Gomes Tavares as the person who supplied the bomb.

Investigators are not convinced by Mutone’s account, according to the reports.

Tavares is in Cameroon, where Rome prosecutors have begun extradition procedures; he says he will return only if legal grounds exist and he has appropriate guarantees.

Prosecutors have also questioned Laura Cianfoni, a friend of Ranucci who attended dinners with Valter Lavitola, as they investigate the people and events connected to the attack.