 The headquarters of Citibank and the Bank of Boston were severely damaged in a bombing on 24 December 1927, killing two people and injuring twenty-three others.At the beginning of 1928, the Italian liberal newspaper from Buenos Aires, "L'Italia del Popolo", denounced the Italian consul, Italo Capil, as an informer and supporter of fascist elements in the Federal Police.Upon being told that the consul would visit the new consulate, along with the new ambassador, Giovanni and the Scarfó brothers bombed the Italian consulate on 23 May 1928, killing nine people and injuring 34 others.