Two Carabinieri officers have been placed under investigation on suspicion of raping two American university students while on duty in Florence.
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Stolen Columbus letter to be displayed in Rome
The letter where Christopher Columbus announced the discovery of the New World to the Spanish royal family, stolen from Florence’s Riccardiana library, is now displayed at the Rome’s Museo storico dell’Arma dei Carabinieri.
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Original stolen Columbus letter returned to Italy
Italian Carabinieri art police have recovered the original letter in which Christopher Columbus announced the discovery of the New world. The original letter will soon be replaced in the Florence’s Riccardiana library.
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British tourist dies while swimming at Elba
An 85-year-old British tourist died while swimming off the coast of Tuscany’s Elba island earlier on Tuesday.
Read moreConfiscation of false extra virgin olive oil
Nas searches and confiscation of false extra virgin olive oil, in Tuscany, Emilia and Lazio; 17 under investigation. The people investigated are charged with criminal organization for commercial frauds regarding the sophistication and adulteration of extra virgin olive oil. Searches have been carried out by Carabinieri’ s special bodies in Florence and Pistoia.