ROME (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in front of a school in southern Italyon Saturday, killing a 16 year-old girl and wounding at least sixothers, two seriously, authorities said on Saturday. The explosion, near the entrance of a girls' school named after thewife of murdered anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, occurred aspupils were preparing to enter the school at the start of theschool day, which in Italy includes Saturdays. Authorities said two gas canisters appear to have been placed inrubbish containers at the school, which local media said waslocated near the main court in Brindisi, a port city located inApulia, on the "heel" of Italy. "This is a tragedy," Mimmo Consales, the mayor of Brindisi, toldSkyTG24 news television, saying that two of the injured were in a"desperate condition" while four others were less seriously hurt. A surgeon told local TV Telenorba that one of the injured girls wascurrently undergoing a complicated surgery. There was no claim of responsibility and no indication of who hadplaced the bomb but initial suspicions were directed at the mafia. Consales noted that the incident occurred just a few days beforethe 20th anniversary of the murder of Falcone and his wife,Francesca Morvillo, by a bomb in Sicily on May 23, 1992. Ananti-mafia march had been planned later in the day. "You can understand the symbolism of this and what it allsignifies," he said. Television shots of the scene showed a cement wall blackened byfire next to the school's entrance gate on a sunny spring day. Schools in the region were closed and President Giorgio Napolitanoissued a statement condemning the attack. A group of investigators,including the region's top anti-mafia prosecutor, will meet lateron Saturday to discuss the probe. Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri announced plans severaldays ago to step up security around sensitive targets includingofficial buildings after a series of threats against tax officials. Italy's main tax and fine collection agency, Equitalia, has beentargeted by a series of small explosive devices amid a growing waveof public anger over the high taxes imposed to shore up publicfinances and combat the economic crisis. The head of Ansaldo Nucleare, a nuclear engineering company ownedby defence technology group Finmeccanica, was shot in the leg in anattack claimed by an anarchist group, adding to concerns thatextremist groups may try to exploit the public anger. (Reporting By James Mackenzie; Editing by Tim Pearce/MariaGolovnina). We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Outdoor Led Flood Lights , Flexible Led Strip Lights Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Led Under Cabinet Light Fixtures.
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