A man suspected of leading the notorious extremist fans of the Italian soccer club AC Milan was caught with an arsenal of deadly weapons Saturday, hours before the team was set to face its archrival Inter Milan, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Marco Righetto, 35, was caught with a "potentially lethal" homemade bomb, along with four knives, a baseball bat and a can of pepper spray when he was arrested close to the clubs' shared San Siro stadium.
Italian police found the bomb kit and weapons in his car.
Righetto, the presumed leader of the violent Ultra Tiger Commando, was arrested in connection with "possession of explosives and violation of the Arms Act."
His arrest came hours before the eagerly-awaited meeting between the clubs with AC Milan, which leads Serie A, facing reigning champion Inter as both teams chase the Italian league title.
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