The explosion around midnight, heard for miles, startled hundreds of residents.
In Quartu, a makeshift explosive device exploded in front of the IQOS partner tobacco shop, between Piazza IV Novembre and Via Vittorio Emanuele. The cigarette vending machine was destroyed and the business entrance was damaged.
The explosion was extremely violent. The shock wave also hit some parked cars and slightly damaged nearby buildings. A Chinese man who was sleeping in the apartment above the tobacco shop, near a shattered window, was injured. Shards of glass injured him. Rescued by emergency services, he was treated by ambulance crews. His condition is not serious.
Officers from the Quartu police station responded to the scene and conducted investigations to reconstruct the incident and identify those responsible.
No theory has been ruled out, ranging from an intimidating gesture to a failed robbery attempt.