Fire bomb attack on Vieri’s restaurant

MILAN: A restaurant co-owned by Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri has been attacked by a fire bomber who left a message criticising the Italy international, Milan police said on Wednesday. 

A similar attack, also on Tuesday night, was made on a restaurant in Milan previously part-owned by Inter defender Fabio Cannavaro. 

The elementary devices were made from bottles and caused damage to the wall and the sign outside the restaurant “Baci & Abbracci,” which is jointly owned by Vieri and former Inter midfielder Cristian Brocchi, who now plays for AC Milan. 

Police gave reporters a copy of the message the attacker left for the Inter striker.  

“Vieri, the tolerance is over, you are not worthy of Inter,” it read. “You don't deserve the support of our city because you don't care about our suffering and that we are disgraced by you. Now you start to pay.” 

Inter condemned what it called the “unspeakable” attacks in a statement on their official website. 

“We refuse to consider these the actions of true Inter fans. We regret what has happened and that these gestures were directed at our footballers, for whom we guarantee maximum security,” said the club. 

The attacks came three days after Inter lost 3-2 to city rivals AC Milan in a Serie A match. – Reuters