The condition of a bomb
disposal officer who lost a hand in an explosion at a Florence
bookshop linked to rightist group Casa Pound was in a stable
condition Monday, sources said.
The sources clarified earlier reports that he had also lost
an eye, saying that it was still not clear whether he would be
able to see in it again.
"The functionality of the hand is, unfortunately,
compromised," said Dr Fabrizio Niccolini.
He said the eye had been reconstructed but "it is too soon to
judge its functionality".
The officer was visited in hospital Monday by Interior
Minister Marco Minniti and national police chief Franco
Gabrielli.
Minniti reportedly told the officer's wife his family "will
not be left on their own not even for a moment".
Experts said the bomb was similar to others used by anarchist
groups in the past.
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