Morning of Terror in Naples: Standoff with Barricaded Man Threatening Explosion

Morning of terror in the Neapolitan area. This morning in Sant'Antonio Abate, the carabinieri of the radiomobile section of the Castellammare di Stabia company intervened on Via Casa Varone where some citizens had reported the presence of a man who had barricaded himself in the house and was threatening to commit suicide by blowing up the entire house. The man - a 41-year-old with probable psychiatric disorders likely exacerbated by the use of drugs and alcohol - is in the basement of a building. He is standing on his bed and has opened the valve of the gas cylinder that he is holding next to him at that moment. With a lighter in his hand, he screams his willingness to end it all. The carabinieri arrive on the scene and see the situation through the grates of the small window. The smell of gas is very strong and the danger is imminent, there are also many nearby houses: it is decided to intervene. The 3 soldiers burst into the room and restrain the man who refuses to cooperate. The gas cylinder is seized, the valve closed, and it is taken outside. The situation is resolved and the 41-year-old, assisted and sedated by the 118 personnel, is transferred to the Maresca hospital in Torre del Greco, is well and not in life danger.