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| Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, 83, dies in jail | Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, 83, dies in jail |
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| Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano has died in jail, aged 83. | |
| Provenzano, dubbed "The Tractor" for his ruthless trait of mowing people down, was arrested and jailed in 2006 after spending 43 years on the run. | Provenzano, dubbed "The Tractor" for his ruthless trait of mowing people down, was arrested and jailed in 2006 after spending 43 years on the run. |
| He was said to have taken over command of the Sicilian Mafia after the 1993 arrest of ex-boss Salvatore "Toto" Riina. | He was said to have taken over command of the Sicilian Mafia after the 1993 arrest of ex-boss Salvatore "Toto" Riina. |
| Provenzano was serving a life term for several murders, including the killing of two judges in 1992. | Provenzano was serving a life term for several murders, including the killing of two judges in 1992. |
| He was suffering from bladder cancer and serious cognitive impairment and had spent the last two years in a hospital ward, Italian media report. | |
| His illnesses had forced the suspension of ongoing negotiations with the state over unresolved crimes. |