2 Americans Confess to Stabbing Police Officer After Drug Deal Gone Wrong in Rome, Authorities Say

A 19-year-old U.S. student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy.
2 Americans Confess to Stabbing Police Officer After Drug Deal Gone Wrong in Rome, Authorities Say
Italian police in a file photo. Sandro Capatti/ANSA/File Photo via AP
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ROME—A 19-year-old U.S. student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy, national news agency ANSA reported on Friday, July 26.

Italian military police Carabinieri arrested two U.S. students in connection with the killing, they said on Saturday. The students are being held for the alleged murder and attempted extortion, according to a statement.