# Italy distances Egypt from Regeni verdict as opposition attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/78471

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/italy-distances-egypt-verdict-over-giulio-regeni-opposition-attacks-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abb9a50275db500019832ab

> Italy said on Tuesday it wanted to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials were convicted in absentia over the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, who was killed after his abduction.

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