Libero headline bad joke not threat - Renzi

(ANSA) - Gorizia, November 8 - A headline in Libero newspaper saying Matteo Renzi should be "shot" in order to KO him was a bad joke rather than a threat, the ex-premier and Democratic Party (PD) leader said Wednesday. "I thank everyone for their solidarity but I don't feel threatened by (editor) Vittorio Feltri," said Renzi. "I wouldn't exaggerate, I don't consider it a threat, it's one of those provocations that you journalists sometimes make.
    It's not a problem for me".
    The PD leader said "given that everyone can write the headlines and articles they want, common sense and balance must be restored by everyone." He said "I consider Libero's headline a quip, perhaps not all that good". Quella di