{"id":316658,"date":"2026-02-10T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-thieves-blow-up-cash-van-in-robbery-on-busy-italian-motorway\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:00:13","slug":"armed-thieves-blow-up-cash-van-in-robbery-on-busy-italian-motorway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-thieves-blow-up-cash-van-in-robbery-on-busy-italian-motorway\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed thieves blow up cash van in robbery on busy Italian motorway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rhB1fxULkqI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Armed thieves blow up cash van in robbery on busy Italian motorway\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhB1fxULkqI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Armed robbers have blown up a cash van on an Italian motorway, blowing off its roof and back doors in scenes echoing the cult movie The Italian Job.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The masked thieves, armed with Kalashnikovs, detonated the explosives on the main road between Lecce and Brindisi, before making their getaway, pursued by police.<\/p>\n<p>Two men have been arrested, and police are searching for the rest of the gang.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed robbers have blown up a cash van on an Italian motorway, blowing off its roof and back doors in scenes echoing the cult movie The Italian Job. 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