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Camorra 'declares war on Italy' | Camorra 'declares war on Italy' |
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The mafia in southern Italy has declared a "war on the state", the Italian interior minister has said. | The mafia in southern Italy has declared a "war on the state", the Italian interior minister has said. |
Roberto Maroni said the local mafia, the Camorra, was trying to stamp out any opposition to its criminal power. | Roberto Maroni said the local mafia, the Camorra, was trying to stamp out any opposition to its criminal power. |
He was speaking after the government announced it would send 500 troops to the Campania region to help police fight local crime syndicates. | |
The move followed last week's killings of six Africans and an Italian near Naples which are blamed on the Camorra. | The move followed last week's killings of six Africans and an Italian near Naples which are blamed on the Camorra. |
Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Mr Maroni described the killings of the Italian national and the immigrants from Ghana, Liberia and Togo as an "act of terrorism". | Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Mr Maroni described the killings of the Italian national and the immigrants from Ghana, Liberia and Togo as an "act of terrorism". |
He said the Italian government "must respond firmly and regain control of the region". | He said the Italian government "must respond firmly and regain control of the region". |
Mr Maroni said that was the reason why the government on Tuesday approved a three-month deployment of 500 soldiers to Campania. | Mr Maroni said that was the reason why the government on Tuesday approved a three-month deployment of 500 soldiers to Campania. |
The soldiers will join an extra 400 police and paramilitary carabinieri who have already been deployed in an effort to break the Camorra's stranglehold on its heartlands around Naples. | The soldiers will join an extra 400 police and paramilitary carabinieri who have already been deployed in an effort to break the Camorra's stranglehold on its heartlands around Naples. |
This is the second time since the 1990s that the army has been ordered to join the fight against organised crime in southern Italy. | This is the second time since the 1990s that the army has been ordered to join the fight against organised crime in southern Italy. |
Some 150,000 soldiers were sent to Sicily in 1992, following the murder there of two leading anti-Mafia judges. | Some 150,000 soldiers were sent to Sicily in 1992, following the murder there of two leading anti-Mafia judges. |
'Drug war' | 'Drug war' |
Last week's killings near Naples shocked Italy. | Last week's killings near Naples shocked Italy. |
The African immigrants were attacked by gunmen last Thursday in the town of Castelvolturno, near Naples. | The African immigrants were attacked by gunmen last Thursday in the town of Castelvolturno, near Naples. |
Shortly before, gunmen shot dead the owner of a games arcade in the same town, firing 60 bullets into his head and stomach. | Shortly before, gunmen shot dead the owner of a games arcade in the same town, firing 60 bullets into his head and stomach. |
The killings - which are believed to be drug related - sparked a riot by immigrants. | The killings - which are believed to be drug related - sparked a riot by immigrants. |
Police later arrested a man in connection with the shootings. | Police later arrested a man in connection with the shootings. |
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