Explosion Occurs In Rome, No Injuries Reported: Report

According to an Italian news site, the blast damaged a car, while no one was harmed.

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Luceverde, an information service working with the police, is investigating the blast (AFP)
Rome: An explosion occurred near a post office in central Rome on Friday, Italian media reported, adding that no one appeared to have been injured in the blast, which may have been a paper or parcel bomb.

"Initial information suggests a car has been damaged," La Repubblica newspaper said on its website.

Information service Luceverde, run by the Italian Automobile Club in collaboration with city police, said on Twitter that "technical checks" were being carried out near the post office.

(Reporting by Isla Binnie; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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