US student reportedly confesses to killing police officer in central Rome

Mario Cerciello Rega was repeatedly stabbed early on Friday in a crime that has shaken Italy

A 19-year-old US student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy, national news agency ANSA reported on Friday.

Mario Cerciello Rega, an officer with the Carabinieri military police, was repeatedly stabbed early on Friday after trying to arrest two people suspected of stealing a bag from a man in a popular tourist district.

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