The documents and cellphone of an
Italian who went missing in Istanbul two weeks ago were found in
a bin in his hotel room while his Italian bank account has been
emptied, sources said Sunday.
Manager Alessandro Fiori's suitcases and clothes were found
in his room along with his empty wallet.
He has not been reported as being admitted by any hospitals
or morgues.
The parents of Fiori, a 33-year-old from Soncino near
Cremona, have ruled out his having fled.
Witnesses told Turkish TV they had seen him near the
Sultanhamet Hotel and then in a taxi that allegedly took him to
the city centre.
Eligio Fiori, Alessandro's father, said he could "rule out it
was a flit" on Monday.
He said his son often took low-cost flights to places for a
few days when work permitted.
"My son left with a simple backpack so as not to have to put
his luggage in the hold," Eligio Fiori said on the telephone.
"It was a habit of his. That backpack was found in his room
at the Sultanhamet Hotel. I can't say anything else other than
ruling out it was a flit".
The man reportedly told his tobacconist he was going to
Istanbul for a short holiday.
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