Stabbed by two robbers in a pharmacy while, free from duty, he was buying medicines.

The conditions of the carabiniere injured in an attempt to foil a robbery in a pharmacy in Turin are serious. The sergeant was hit by two stab wounds in the chest, one of which would have affected a lung, and by another slash in the leg.

Admitted to the San Giovanni Bosco hospital, he is intubated. The two attackers fled, the exact dynamics of what happened still to be clarified.

"It is a very serious fact - comments the mayor of Turin Stefano Lorusso -. I will ask the provincial commander of the Arma for updates on the health of the heroic carabiniere, who intervened with a great spirit of service even if not operational. A big thank you to the Carabinieri and I hope that the sergeant can recover soon ".

"The hope is that the colleague can make it and our first thoughts go to him - says Fabio Conestà, Secretary General of the Autonomous Police Syndicate Movement (Mosap) -. But we cannot fail to underline for the umpteenth time, that we do not have means and rules suitable for facing offenders. If we use the weapon provided they investigate us, screaming at the abuse. If we don't use it, we end up murdered. Now that's enough, the measure is full ". For this reason "we reiterate the need to be equipped with tasers as soon as possible and to receive suitable operational protocols that allow us to better face these situations without having to choose between the stretcher and the dock".

(Unioneonline / D)