Italian Police Arrest Two in 2015 Altamura Bombing Case

Bari: Italian police on Thursday made two arrests in the 2015 bombing of an amusement arcade that killed a lower-league footballer near Bari in Puglia. Domenico Martimucci, 27, who played for Serie D side Castellaneta, died of his injuries five months after the bombing at Altamura.

According to Ansa News Agency, the two arrests are Nicola Centonze, who allegedly coordinated the attack, and Nicola Laquale, who allegedly supplied the explosives. The bombing by local mobsters was aimed at getting clients to frequent a different arcade, police said.

The two local bosses who ordered the bombing received sentences of 30 years and 18 years in jail in 2018.