Red Brigades admit killing

Italian police say they are treating as credible an internet document which appears to be an admission by Red Brigades militants that they killed a senior Italian Government aide.

Marco Biagi, an adviser to the labour minister, was shot dead on Tuesday outside his home in central Bologna by two men on a motorcycle.

The 26-page statement says Mr Biagi, aged 52, was "executed" for his role in drawing up labour reforms, which it described as "regulation of the exploitation of salaried workers".

The assassination has sent shockwaves through Italy, raising fears of a resurgence of political violence, and prompting questions in parliament about the failure to provide Mr Biagi with police protection.