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| Mafia suspects arrested in Italy | Mafia suspects arrested in Italy |
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| Police in southern Italy say they are arresting dozens of suspected members of rival Mafia gangs linked to the killing of six Italian men in Germany. | Police in southern Italy say they are arresting dozens of suspected members of rival Mafia gangs linked to the killing of six Italian men in Germany. |
| Authorities are investigating family vendetta killings which have been going on for at least a decade mainly in and around the small town of San Luca. | Authorities are investigating family vendetta killings which have been going on for at least a decade mainly in and around the small town of San Luca. |
| Two brothers of two of the men killed outside a pizza parlour on 15 August are among 40 people wanted by police. | Two brothers of two of the men killed outside a pizza parlour on 15 August are among 40 people wanted by police. |
| The Calabrian Mafia - the 'Ndrangheta - is notorious for vendettas. | The Calabrian Mafia - the 'Ndrangheta - is notorious for vendettas. |
| The murders in Duisburg took place after a birthday party celebration. | The murders in Duisburg took place after a birthday party celebration. |
| The 'Ndrangheta is believed by police to control cocaine trafficking in many parts of Europe. | The 'Ndrangheta is believed by police to control cocaine trafficking in many parts of Europe. |
| Membership of the 'Ndrangheta - which means "Honoured Society" - is believed to number in the tens of thousands. | Membership of the 'Ndrangheta - which means "Honoured Society" - is believed to number in the tens of thousands. |
| The clan feud in San Luca, a town of about 4,500 at the southern tip of Italy, dates back to an egg-throwing incident in 1991. A fight broke out which left two young men dead and another two injured. | The clan feud in San Luca, a town of about 4,500 at the southern tip of Italy, dates back to an egg-throwing incident in 1991. A fight broke out which left two young men dead and another two injured. |