A restaurateur shot dead a
burglar trying to get into his restaurant at Casaletto Lodigiano
near Lodi in northern Italy overnight police said Friday. The
thief, who was trying to break in with accomplices, has not yet
been identified. The attempted burglary of the bar-restaurant,
Osteria dei amis, took place at around 4 a.m., police said. The
owner of the osteria, which was also a tobacconist's, heard
noises and went downstairs where after a struggle he shot the
intruder with his hunting rifle. The other members of the gang
fled, leaving their haul of cigarettes. The restaurateur, 67,
was slightly injured.
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