Italy's Macerata in driveby gun attack

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Italy's Macerata in driveby gun attack

At least one gunman has opened fire from a vehicle on passersby in the central Italian town of Macerata, with reports of up to four people injured.

Shootings were reported in different parts of the city, including near the town's train station, Rai state TV says.

The office of the town's mayor has warned people in a tweet to stay indoors because of the incident, which is believed to be continuing.

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BREAKING NEWS: Four people are injured as gunman opens fire from a car in Italy

Four people have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in Italy this morning.

A man and a passenger in a black Alfa Romeo 147 drove around the town of Macerata, opening fire at various places including near the train station as police gave chase.

The mayor of the town tweeted advice to residents to 'stay at home' while the car was on the loose.

Police are now studying CCTV to try to identify the shooter. The motivation for the attack is not clear.

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ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A man opened fire on passersby in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring at least four African migrants in an attack that might be racially motivated, local media reported.

The mayor of Macerata, located about 200 km (125 miles) east of Rome, appealed to locals to remain indoors.

"Stay at home until further notice. There is an armed man in a car who is shooting in the city," Mayor Romano Carancini said in a statement posted on local Facebook sites.

The shootings happened just days after the body of an 18-year-old Italian woman was discovered cut up and hidden in two suitcases. A Nigerian migrant has been arrested in connection with the death.

The website of newspaper Corriere della Sera said a man fired from a car window at two young African migrants shortly after 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) Saturday, injuring one of them. A short while later another migrant and an African woman were shot.

It was not clear how serious were their injuries. (Reporting by Crispian Balmer; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting
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ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A man opened fire on passersby in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring at least four African migrants in an attack that might be racially motivated, local media reported.

The mayor of Macerata, located about 200 km (125 miles) east of Rome, appealed to locals to remain indoors.

"Stay at home until further notice. There is an armed man in a car who is shooting in the city," Mayor Romano Carancini said in a statement posted on local Facebook sites.

The shootings happened just days after the body of an 18-year-old Italian woman was discovered cut up and hidden in two suitcases. A Nigerian migrant has been arrested in connection with the death.

The website of newspaper Corriere della Sera said a man fired from a car window at two young African migrants shortly after 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) Saturday, injuring one of them. A short while later another migrant and an African woman were shot.

It was not clear how serious were their injuries. (Reporting by Crispian Balmer; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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