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Man arrested for Italian shooting | Man arrested for Italian shooting |
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Italian police have arrested a man over the killing of six African immigrants near Naples last week. | Italian police have arrested a man over the killing of six African immigrants near Naples last week. |
Investigators say they believe the killings, which sparked a riot by local immigrants, were the work of the local mafia, known as the Camorra. | Investigators say they believe the killings, which sparked a riot by local immigrants, were the work of the local mafia, known as the Camorra. |
They believe suspect Alfonso Cesarano, 29, was part of a gang that allegedly fired on the immigrants. His family say he had nothing to do with the attack. | |
Police are still looking for two other people in connection with the killings. | Police are still looking for two other people in connection with the killings. |
'Turf war' | 'Turf war' |
Police say Mr Cesarano was already under house arrest on drugs charges. | |
The immigrants were at a shop in the town of Castelvolturno, near Naples, when the attack happened. Shortly before, gunmen had shot dead the owner of a games arcade in the same town, firing 60 bullets into his head and stomach. | |
Police believe that both attacks were related to a turf war involving the Camorra. | Police believe that both attacks were related to a turf war involving the Camorra. |
They say the murders may be connected to drugs-trafficking in the town, where African immigrants have recently begun dealing autonomously, according to the Italian news agency Ansa. | They say the murders may be connected to drugs-trafficking in the town, where African immigrants have recently begun dealing autonomously, according to the Italian news agency Ansa. |
The Casalesi clan - one of the most feared groups in the Camorra - is believed to control drug-trafficking and prostitution in the region. | The Casalesi clan - one of the most feared groups in the Camorra - is believed to control drug-trafficking and prostitution in the region. |
Extra police | Extra police |
The six dead Africans were from Ghana, Togo and Liberia. | The six dead Africans were from Ghana, Togo and Liberia. |
After the killings, a crowd of immigrants ran riot in the town, smashing windows and turning over cars. | After the killings, a crowd of immigrants ran riot in the town, smashing windows and turning over cars. |
Television footage showed men wielding metal bars and forcing traffic to stop on Friday. | Television footage showed men wielding metal bars and forcing traffic to stop on Friday. |
The immigrants accuse both the police and the mafia of racism for assuming that they are involved in drugs crime. | The immigrants accuse both the police and the mafia of racism for assuming that they are involved in drugs crime. |
The Italian Interior Minister, Roberto Maroni, said the arrest - and the planned deployment of 400 extra police and paramilitary Carabinieri - showed that the government had responded properly to the violence. | The Italian Interior Minister, Roberto Maroni, said the arrest - and the planned deployment of 400 extra police and paramilitary Carabinieri - showed that the government had responded properly to the violence. |
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