Man Confesses to Placing Bomb Near Journalist Ranucci's Home
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A man named Valter Lavitola has made a big confession.
He says he had a bomb put near the house of Sigfrido Ranucci.
Ranucci is a famous journalist in Italy.
Lavitola says he did this because Ranucci was in danger.
He says someone was threatening Ranucci.
Lavitola says he wanted to help Ranucci, not hurt him.
But the police do not fully believe this reason.
They think there could be another reason for the bomb.
This event is called an attack in the news.
Lavitola stays in prison for now.
A judge said he cannot go home to wait for the trial.
This is called house arrest, and the judge said no.
Lavitola has had many jobs and problems in his life before.
People call him by a short name: 'Valterino'.
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Vocabulary9 words
- confession
- when you say you did something bad
- bomb
- a thing that explodes and can hurt people
- journalist
- a person who writes news
- threatening
- saying you will hurt someone
- reason
- why something happens
- attack
- an action to hurt someone
- prison
- a place where bad people must stay
- trial
- when a court decides if someone is guilty
- arrest
- when police stop someone and hold them
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1. Sigfrido Ranucci 2. In prison 3. No
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A man named Valter Lavitola has made a big _____.
He says he had a _____ put near the house of Sigfrido Ranucci.
Ranucci is a famous _____ in Italy.
Lavitola says he did this because Ranucci was in danger.
He says someone was _____ Ranucci.
But the police do not fully believe this _____.
This event is called an _____ in the news.
Lavitola stays in _____ for now.
A judge said he cannot go home to wait for the _____.
This is called house _____, and the judge said no.
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