2 Police Officers Hurt in Shooting outside Italy PM's Office

World | April 28, 2013, Sunday // 13:12
Bulgaria: 2 Police Officers Hurt in Shooting outside Italy PM's Office Two policemen were hurt and the shooter was taken into custody, ANSA said. Photo by EPA/BGNES

A shooting took place as Italy's new prime minister was being sworn in Sunday, Italy's state-run news agency ANSA said.

Two policemen were hurt and the shooter was taken into custody, ANSA said.

The shooting took place in front of the prime minister's office -- but the new prime minister, Enrico Letta, was being sworn in at the time at the president's palace a short distance away.

On Saturday, Letta, a center-left politician, accepted a mandate to form a government.

The 46-year-old former deputy prime minister and his ministers were being sworn in Sunday, and parliament is expected to confirm his government through a

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Tags: Italy, enrico letta, Italy, Prime Minister, Giorgio Napolitano

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