South Italy cash-van raid triggers major manhunt on Brindisi–Lecce corridor

Armed robbers attacked a cash-in-transit van on the Brindisi–Lecce highway near Tuturano in southern Italy, blocking both directions with stolen cars, setting a ‘wall of flames,’ and using explosives to breach the van’s rear doors before fleeing with a large cash haul; guards were fired upon but no fatalities were reported as a helicopter-led manhunt unfolded and authorities warned of heightened police presence, with links suspected to a wave of similar armoured-van robberies in the region.