Tanking along

Italian police recently stopped a tractor that had been converted into a home-made armoured car. The police believed the vehicle, which was equipped with weaponry, was on its way to be used by protestors for a demonstration in Venice. The people arrested when the vehicle was seized included a prominent politician. This is not the first time a home-made armoured car has been linked to political protests in Venice, as in 1997 a similar vehicle was used in an attack on the Bell Tower in St Mark’s Square in the
June 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Italian police recently stopped a tractor that had been converted into a home-made armoured car. The police believed the vehicle, which was equipped with weaponry, was on its way to be used by protestors for a demonstration in Venice. The people arrested when the vehicle was seized included a prominent politician. This is not the first time a home-made armoured car has been linked to political protests in Venice, as in 1997 a similar vehicle was used in an attack on the Bell Tower in St Mark’s Square in the city.

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