Arrests over Rome umbrella death

Two women have been detained in Italy over the killing of a young commuter who was stabbed in the eye with an umbrella tip at Rome's main station.

Vanessa Russo, 22, died from wounds suffered in the stabbing at Termini station on Thursday morning.

The arrests were made after Italian TV aired a video of two suspects caught on the station's surveillance cameras.

The attack sent shockwaves through Italy, where violent crime on public transport is rare.

In the footage, the two young suspects dressed in white trousers and white jackets are seen calmly walking up a staircase at Termini station shortly after the attack took place.

The video helped police to track down the suspects at a house in the town of Tolentino, about 250km (160 miles) east of Rome, Italian media reported.

Police are now trying to establish whether the victim argued with the two women shortly before the attack.