Back roads lead past rows of grapevines to hilltop towns and villages such as Radda in Chianti and Monteriggioni.

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The men were reportedly hit as they travelled in a car in el-Manaseh village on the outskirts of Radda.

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Professor Sir George Radda, MRC chief executive, welcomed the extra funding.

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