Two Americans confess to involvement in the killing of an Italian police officer in Rome, Italy.
Two American teenagers have confessed to being involved in an altercation in Rome that led ended in the fatal stabbing of an Italian police officer on Friday, according to Italian police.
The two were questioned by police and"faced with overwhelming evidence, they confessed," the Provincial Command of Rome said in a statement that was translated from Italian. A decree of detention has been issued for Elder and Hjorth, who are both U.S. citizens, for aggravated murder and attempted extortion, and both men are being held at the Regina Coeli district jail in Rome, police said.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini posted a photo of Rega from his wedding last month on his Twitter account.
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