The mayor of Modena, "the investor stopped by the crowd". Melons: "The manager responds…

The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, follows with the utmost attention what happened in Modena and is in constant contact with the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosiand with the undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council with responsibility for the security of the Republic, Alfredo Mantovano. This was reported by sources at Palazzo Chigi.

According to some witnesses, the Modena attacker had a knife in his hand and was stopped from four to five passers-by who chased him helping the police. The mayor of Modena Massimo Mezzetti explained this to the local press. “I want to thank these citizens, they had courage and great civic sense – said the mayor – my strong thanks go to them in this dramatic moment”.

Meloni on X: “The person responsible must answer to the end”

“I trust that the person responsible will be fully accountable for his actions.” So on X the prime minister. “What happened today in Modena, where a man hit several pedestrians and then stabbed a passerby, is very serious. I express my closeness to the injured people and their families. I also thank the citizens who courageously intervened to stop the person responsible and to the police for their intervention. I have spoken to the Mayor and remain in constant contact with the authorities to follow the evolution of the matter”, he adds.

What happened today in Modena, where a man hit several pedestrians and then stabbed a passerby, is very serious.
I express my closeness to the injured people and their families. I also thank the citizens who courageously intervened to…

— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) May 16, 2026

Mattarella calls the mayor of Modena

The President of the Republic telephoned the mayor of Modena to get news of the injured, express closeness to the City and ask him to convey his thanks to those citizens who courageously blocked the culprit. We learn it from the Quirinale.

The mayor: there are 8 injured, four of them seriously

“Fortunately there are no deceased people but 8 people were injured, four of them seriously,” Modena mayor Massimo Mezzetti told the Gazzetta di Modena.

“A woman will probably have to amputate both legs – he added – she is the person she was crushed against the shop window. I have no details on the identity of the man who was driving the car, although some witnesses told me that it was a person of North African origin: it is not known whether he acted under the influence of substances or whether he carried out this gesture deliberately. He is currently at the police station under interrogation.”