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Seven killed in Italian shootouts Mafia blamed for Italy killings
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Six people have been killed in a shootout in southern Italy which police suspect was linked to drug-trafficking. A local mafia clan is suspected of being behind the killings of six African immigrants in southern Italy, police say.
Two people were also injured in the gun battle in the town of Caserta, near Naples, in what police said was a settling of scores. The six men from Ghana, Liberia and Togo were shot dead in Castelvolturno, near Naples, late on Thursday.
The victims were all foreigners, probably Nigerians, Italy's Rai television reported. Police say the attack may be linked to a row between the Casalesi clan of the regional Camorra mafia and immigrants involved in drug-trafficking.
In a separate incident in the same region, a man was shot dead near a videogame arcade. They say there had never been so many dead in a single shooting in the area.
The victim was sprayed by bullets from at least one passing motorbike, Italy's news agencies reported. The man is said to be an Italian national. Two other men were injured in the shooting.
Police investigations are under way, but the two shootings are not believed to be linked. In a separate incident in Castelvolturno, a man was gunned down near a local games hall.
The area is the base of the regional mafia, known as the Camorra. The victim was shot 20 times, Italy's Ansa news agency reports. The man is said to be an Italian national.
Police are now investigating if the two shootings were linked.
They say the murders may be connected to drugs-trafficking in the town, where African immigrants have recently begun dealing autonomously, Ansa says.
The Casalesi clan - one of the most feared groups in the Camorra, is believed to be controlling drug-trafficking and prostitution in the region.