Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited those injured when a driver ran over pedestrians in Modena. The incident was exploited by some to spread anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the driver being Italian.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited people wounded by a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over several pedestrians in northern city of Modena. Hundreds gathered in the evening at the call of the city’s mayor to “unite against those who want to divide and sow hatred” after some far-right politicians tried to tie the incident to immigration. The driver, a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage, hit several people in central Modena before crashing...