On Sunday morning (5th), the Roman police stopped a priest at the security checkpoint at the entrance to St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, and found guns and knives in the bag he was carrying.
According to a report by Tgcom24 and Today, at about 9 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, when the Roman police conducted a security check at the entrance to the colonnade on the outside of St. Peter's Square, they noticed that a priest in a robe handed over the bag in his hand to a companion when he was about to pass through the metal detector door.
The security personnel immediately asked to open the bag for inspection. It turned out to contain an air pistol, two knives, a utility knife, and a screwdriver.
The man and his companion were identified as 59 and 60 years old respectively and were priests from the Czech Republic.
The two explained that they had arrived in Rome by bus to attend the Angelus, which was presided over by the Catholic Emperor in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. They carry dangerous items such as guns and knives with them for self-defense.
The two priests were then taken to the police station. The priest who carried the firearm has already faced a lawsuit on suspicion of illegally carrying a weapon. At present, the police are still conducting an in-depth investigation into the two men.
(Yi Yi Original, Editor: Shu Liao, Translation: Emma, Image source: Screenshot of the report, please indicate Yi Stew: oushitalia)