Italian net closes in on 'Fleximan' - vigilante destroyer of speed cameras - BBC News

Some Italians are impressed by the man dubbed "Fleximan", but Italy has a high rate of road deaths.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Nuove Tecniche/Simone PiccirilliImage caption, At least 15 speed cameras have been destroyed across Northern ItalyBy Stefano FasanoBBC News, RomeItaly has been gripped by a vigilante who calls himself "Fleximan" and has made it his mission to tear down as many speed cameras as possible.

Fleximan has already claimed at least 15 successful strikes, and a special police task force and four different prosecutors' offices are now investigating the attacks.

The anonymous vandal began leaving a trail of destruction months ago in the north-east, as more and more of the cameras were put out of action.

Photos of his actions then spread on social media, along with the nickname taken from the Italian word for angle grinder, flessibile - the tool he has mostly used to destroy the cameras.

The campaign may reflect popular anger about the proliferation of speed cameras, but road deaths in Italy are higher than in many other European countries.

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