Italian military police Carabinieri have arrested two U.S. students in connection with the killing of a policeman in central Rome, they said on Saturday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The students are being held for the alleged murder and attempted extortion, according to a statement.
Judicial sources have named the students as Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, both from San Francisco. Their lawyers could not be immediately reached.
Mario Cerciello Rega, a 35-year-old officer with the Carabinieri, was repeatedly stabbed early on Friday after trying to arrest two people suspected of stealing a bag from a man in a popular tourist district. Another officer was injured in the incident.
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