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| Six Italians shot dead in Germany | Six Italians shot dead in Germany |
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| Six Italian men have been shot dead near a train station in Duisburg, western Germany - an attack reports say could be linked to a criminal feud. | Six Italian men have been shot dead near a train station in Duisburg, western Germany - an attack reports say could be linked to a criminal feud. |
| Five bodies were found in two cars outside an Italian restaurant, while a sixth man died on the way to hospital. | Five bodies were found in two cars outside an Italian restaurant, while a sixth man died on the way to hospital. |
| A German police spokesman said the victims, aged between 16 and 39, had all been shot in the head. | A German police spokesman said the victims, aged between 16 and 39, had all been shot in the head. |
| All six were linked to a clan involved in a long-running and deadly feud in Italy's Calabria region, police said. | All six were linked to a clan involved in a long-running and deadly feud in Italy's Calabria region, police said. |
| The dispute is known as the San Luca feud after the village where it began back in 1991. | The dispute is known as the San Luca feud after the village where it began back in 1991. |
| This feud marks a second chapter outside the territory where these clans usually operate - this time even outside our national borders Marco MinnitiItalian Deputy Interior Minister | This feud marks a second chapter outside the territory where these clans usually operate - this time even outside our national borders Marco MinnitiItalian Deputy Interior Minister |
| Police sources said all six men were linked to the notoriously violent Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta crime group. | Police sources said all six men were linked to the notoriously violent Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta crime group. |
| Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said one of the victims was thought to be one of those originally involved in the San Luca dispute. | Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said one of the victims was thought to be one of those originally involved in the San Luca dispute. |
| "This man probably feared that something could have happened to him, as it is reported he was looking for guns to protect himself before the shooting happened," he said. | "This man probably feared that something could have happened to him, as it is reported he was looking for guns to protect himself before the shooting happened," he said. |
| "It is very likely that he was caught by those who were seeking revenge against him, before the police got to him." | "It is very likely that he was caught by those who were seeking revenge against him, before the police got to him." |
| Reports say the man who was taken to hospital did not say anything before he died. | Reports say the man who was taken to hospital did not say anything before he died. |
| Police appeal | Police appeal |
| The bodies were found at about 0230 (0030 GMT). | The bodies were found at about 0230 (0030 GMT). |
| Police spokesman Reinhard Pape said officers had been alerted at 0200 after a woman passer-by heard gunshots and stopped a police patrol car that happened to be in the area. | Police spokesman Reinhard Pape said officers had been alerted at 0200 after a woman passer-by heard gunshots and stopped a police patrol car that happened to be in the area. |
| 'NDRANGHETA "Honoured Society", based in Calabria region of south ItalyOrigins thought to date back to shortly after Italian unification in 1861Group grew as reaction to richer class from northOperates clan-based power structure based on blood familiesAccused of cocaine and weapons smugglingEstimated to have made 16m euros (£10.8m) profits in 2002 | |
| About 30 minutes later, police officers found four bodies in a car parked near an Italian restaurant about 100m from the city's station. | About 30 minutes later, police officers found four bodies in a car parked near an Italian restaurant about 100m from the city's station. |
| The other two victims were found in a small van nearby. Witnesses said they saw two people in the area at the time. | The other two victims were found in a small van nearby. Witnesses said they saw two people in the area at the time. |
| The killings are a shocking development in the relatively peaceful city of Duisburg, where shootings are rare, says the BBC's Tristana Moore, in Berlin. | The killings are a shocking development in the relatively peaceful city of Duisburg, where shootings are rare, says the BBC's Tristana Moore, in Berlin. |
| Italy's Deputy Interior Minister, Marco Minniti, said the apparent score-settling in a foreign country was "unprecedented" and "an element of great concern". | Italy's Deputy Interior Minister, Marco Minniti, said the apparent score-settling in a foreign country was "unprecedented" and "an element of great concern". |
| "This feud marks a second chapter outside the territory where these clans usually operate - this time even outside our national borders," he told a news conference in Rome. | "This feud marks a second chapter outside the territory where these clans usually operate - this time even outside our national borders," he told a news conference in Rome. |
| "The chief of Italian police has already decided to send Italian investigators to Germany to co-operate with the German authorities on this massacre." | "The chief of Italian police has already decided to send Italian investigators to Germany to co-operate with the German authorities on this massacre." |
| Police are examining surveillance video from the railway station, and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. | Police are examining surveillance video from the railway station, and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. |
| They stress that all lines of inquiry remain open. | They stress that all lines of inquiry remain open. |