The head of the Italian referees'
association AIA Marcello Nicchi said Thursday he and ref
appointer Nicola Rizzoli were sent envelopes containing bullets
about 10 days ago.
The AIA vice president, Narciso Pisacreta, also got a similar
envelope, he said.
Nicchi said he had reported the incident to the DIGOS
security police, the interior ministry and outgoing Interior
Minister Marco Minniti.
Nicchi told a press conference that a journalist had said on
TV that "you should shoot referees and not let them ref" because
of some mistakes.
He said "this is the consequence".
The Rome prosecutor's office said it was investigating the
case on a possible charge of making aggravated threats, judicial
sources said.
Anti-terror chief prosecutor Francesco Caporale is leading
the probe.
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