Florence Casa Pound bomb officer 'stable (4)

(ANSA) - Florence, January 2 - The condition of a bomb disposal officer who lost a hand in an explosion at a Florence bookshop linked to rightist group Casa Pound was in a stable condition Monday, sources said.
    The sources clarified earlier reports that he had also lost an eye, saying that it was still not clear whether he would be able to see in it again.
    "The functionality of the hand is, unfortunately, compromised," said Dr Fabrizio Niccolini.
    He said the eye had been reconstructed but "it is too soon to judge its functionality".
    The officer was visited in hospital Monday by Interior Minister Marco Minniti and national police chief Franco Gabrielli.
    Minniti reportedly told the officer's wife his family "will not be left on their own not even for a moment".
    Experts said the bomb was similar to others used by anarchist groups in the past.