Ranucci has received a number of threats over the last few months.
A police investigation is under way after the car of the prominent Italian television journalist Sigfrido Ranucci was completely destroyed by a bomb on Thursday night.
Ranucci, host of the investigative programme Report on RAI 3, shared video footage of the aftermath of the bomb in the early hours of Friday.
There was nobody injured in the potentially lethal incident which occurred outside Ranucci’s home in Campo Ascolano, near Pomezia, to the south of Rome at around 22.00.
His daughter’s car and a nearby house were also damaged in the explosion.
Questa notte un ordigno è stato piazzato sotto l’auto del giornalista e conduttore di Report, Sigfrido Ranucci. L’auto è saltata in aria, danneggiando anche l’altra auto di famiglia e la casa accanto. Sul posto carabinieri, Digos, vigili del fuoco e scientifica. La Procura di… pic.twitter.com/KmDycbpgq1
— Report (@reportrai3) October 16, 2025
Ranucci, 64, has been under police protection since 2021 due to an alleged assassination plot by the ‘Ndrangheta organised crime group.
Contacted by RAI News24, the visibly distressed journalist said that he had “just returned home” and that the explosion he heard “was very powerful”.
“My daughter passed in front of my car a few minutes before the explosion” – Ranucci told Corriere della Sera – “They could have killed someone, they could have killed my daughter. They used at least a kilo of explosives”.
“There’s a climate of isolation and delegitimisation against me” – he said – “In recent months, I’ve received several threats, all of which have been reported.”
In a post on X on Friday morning, Italian premier Giorgia Meloni offered Ranucci her “full solidarity” and expressed “the strongest condemnation for the serious act of intimidation he has suffered”.
