Three Afghans among four farmworkers burned alive in Italy; two Pakistanis arrested

Italian police have arrested two men in connection with the deaths of four migrant farmworkers who were killed when a vehicle was deliberately set on fire in southern Italy, authorities said on Tuesday.

RAI state television said the dead were three Afghans and a Pakistani national, and that the two men arrested were Pakistani.

The incident occurred at a gas station in Amendolara, in the Calabria region. Surveillance footage aired by Italian media showed suspects pouring a flammable liquid into the vehicle before setting it ablaze.

One of the suspects was seen attempting to keep the vehicle’s doors shut as the fire spread. A fifth occupant from Afghanistan managed to escape and was taken to hospital with burn injuries.

Castrovillari Prosecutor Alessandro D’Alessio confirmed that four people were found dead inside the vehicle on Monday and that two suspects had been detained as part of the investigation.