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| Italian PM vows to defeat mafia | Italian PM vows to defeat mafia |
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| Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to defeat organised crime in the country by 2013. | Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to defeat organised crime in the country by 2013. |
| "The mafia is a pathological phenomenon that we want to defeat once and for all by the end of this term in office," Mr Berlusconi told Italy's national radio. | "The mafia is a pathological phenomenon that we want to defeat once and for all by the end of this term in office," Mr Berlusconi told Italy's national radio. |
| "No government in the history of the republic has acted with as much determination and efficiency in the fight against criminal organisations". | "No government in the history of the republic has acted with as much determination and efficiency in the fight against criminal organisations". |
| Italian police have arrested hundreds of people in recent anti-mafia raids. | Italian police have arrested hundreds of people in recent anti-mafia raids. |
| Those being held are accused of extortion, arms dealing and drugs trafficking. | Those being held are accused of extortion, arms dealing and drugs trafficking. |
| Earlier this month, mafia informant Gaspare Spatuzza made an allegation that a Sicilian Mafia boss convicted of 1990s bombings had boasted of ties to Mr Berlusconi. | |
| Gaspare Spatuzza said the Mafia boss claimed to have Mr Berlusconi's support. | |
| A spokesman for Mr Berlusconi, who denies the allegations, suggested the Mafia was trying to discredit the prime minister. |