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Journalist Adriano Cappellari charged with fraud for faking bomb attack
On 30 May 2026 an incendiary device exploded in front of journalist Adriano Cappellari’s home in Enego, Vicenza. The device was made from gas canisters, alcohol bottles, flammable liquids and pyrotechnic material. Surveillance footage captured a masked individual whose height matched Cappellari’s.
Investigators traced purchases of the gas canisters and alcohol to Cappellari through an e‑commerce platform using his credit‑card details and phone number. The prosecutor now accuses him of arson, calumny, continued simulation of a crime, false alarm and fraud against the state.
Cappellari had previously reported anonymous death‑threat letters addressed to himself, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and priest Maurizio Patriciello, which led to police protection and public solidarity. The new indictment alleges he fabricated the threats and the bomb attack himself.
Entities
Adriano Cappellari · Carabinieri · Carabinieri of Bassano del Grappa · Don Maurizio Patriciello · Enego · Enego (Vicenza) · Enego, Vicenza · Giorgia Meloni · Maurizio Patriciello · Procura della Repubblica di Vicenza · Procura di Vicenza · Vicenza Prosecutor's Office
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 18 SOURCES] Adriano Cappellari is under investigation for alleged simulation of a crime, arson, calumny and fraud. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] The investigation concluded that there was no organized mafia intimidation; the alleged attack was self‑orchestrated by Cappellari. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] An incendiary device exploded on 30 May 2026 in front of Cappellari's house in Enego, Vicenza. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] Surveillance footage shows a person of a height compatible with Cappellari placing the device near his house. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] Purchases of the gas canisters and alcohol bottles were traced to Cappellari via an e‑commerce platform using his credit card and phone number. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] The device contained gas canisters, alcohol bottles, flammable liquids and pyrotechnic material. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] The prosecutor charged Cappellari with arson, calumny, continued simulation of a crime, false alarm and fraud against the state. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] Prior to the incident, Cappellari reported receiving anonymous death‑threat letters addressed to him, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and priest Maurizio Patriciello. www.adnkronos.com · www.notizieaudaci.it · newsmondo.it · www.terranostranews.it · www.ilfattoquotidiano.it · +11 more