The owner and a worker of a
Chinese-run shop were taken to hospital after an explosion and
flames engulfed the shop in Via Garibaldi in the city of Livorno
on Friday.
According to initial statements gathered from people on the
scene, a man dressed in dark clothing and a beret had approached
the shop and thrown something inside, possibly an incendiary
material, and then left rapidly on foot a few seconds before the
explosion.
The blast was heard by residents in the area and the flames
resulted.
The shop owner and employees managed to put out the fire
prior to the arrival of the fire squad.
An investigation is underway.
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