Parcel bomb found on Rome metro train: official

A parcel bomb primed to explode was on Tuesday found by transport workers in an empty train carriage in Rome's metro system and defused, a spokesman for the city council told AFP.

A parcel bomb primed to explode was on Tuesday found by transport workers in an empty train carriage in Rome's metro system and defused, a spokesman for the city council said.

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"It was ready to explode," said Giampaolo Polizzaro.

"It seems it could have been activated by remote control because it had something that looked like an antenna," Polizzaro said.