Mussolini Assassinated

Reports from Rome indicate Il Duce was shot and killed in broad daylight earlier today, in the streets of the city. Concurrently, elements in the government have made moves to seize power from the Italian fascists. A wave of arrests was made, and military units cordoned off government buildings and streets, instating a curfew. Spokesmen of the coup government have announced their loyalty to Vittorio Emanuele III, and in his first act as leader of Italy the King signed an alliance treaty with the German Empire.