Illegally manufactured
Italian police confiscate “Sinner” firecrackers
Welcoming in the New Year with the new "Sinner" firecracker will probably be less violent than planned in Italy. According to the police, 486 firecrackers named after the South Tyrolean tennis star Jannick Sinner were confiscated near Naples. The firecrackers are red, after Sinner's hair color. They are illegal because they were produced without official authorization, the police announced on Saturday.
A 24-year-old man was charged with the production of the "Sinner" firecrackers. Fifty kilos of explosives were confiscated from him. The various components of the explosive device came from China. The production and trade in illegal fireworks began earlier this year than in the past, the police complained.
Explosion in factory
Naples is known for the production of illegal fireworks. This week there was an explosion in an illegal fireworks factory near the town of Ercolano near Naples. Three young workers, two 26-year-old twin sisters and an 18-year-old Romanian, were killed.
The black market for illegal firecrackers, which often contain large quantities of powder and violate safety regulations, traditionally flourishes in Italy before Christmas and New Year. Manufacturers are creative when it comes to naming them: in recent years, products with the names "Maradona", "Ratzinger", "Bin Laden" and "Tsunami" have been big hits. Hundreds of Italians are injured in accidents involving firecrackers every year.
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