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| Mafia suspects arrested in Italy | Mafia suspects arrested in Italy |
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| Police in southern Italy have arrested more than 30 suspected members of rival Mafia gangs which are linked to the killing of six Italian men in Germany. | Police in southern Italy have arrested more than 30 suspected members of rival Mafia gangs which are linked to the killing of six Italian men in Germany. |
| Hundreds of police raided the small town of San Luca, the focal point of a bitter feud between rival clans among the Calabrian Mafia, the 'Ndrangheta. | Hundreds of police raided the small town of San Luca, the focal point of a bitter feud between rival clans among the Calabrian Mafia, the 'Ndrangheta. |
| The town has been blighted by vendetta killings for more than a decade. | The town has been blighted by vendetta killings for more than a decade. |
| Police said brothers of two of the men killed outside a Duisburg pizza parlour on 15 August were among those arrested. | |
| "The families that are fighting in Calabria are the same ones who fought in Germany," senior police officer Antonio Fiano told the Reuters news agency. | "The families that are fighting in Calabria are the same ones who fought in Germany," senior police officer Antonio Fiano told the Reuters news agency. |
| Secret bunker | Secret bunker |
| Reports said the camouflaged and armed police moved into San Luca, a hilltop town on the toe of Italy, before dawn, after prosecutors issued 40 arrest warrants late on Wednesday. | Reports said the camouflaged and armed police moved into San Luca, a hilltop town on the toe of Italy, before dawn, after prosecutors issued 40 arrest warrants late on Wednesday. |
| Presumably there was going to be a reaction, given that these two clans hate each other so much Police official A Mafia feud spills over | Presumably there was going to be a reaction, given that these two clans hate each other so much Police official A Mafia feud spills over |
| Three men were found hiding in an underground bunker hidden under a house, which was only penetrated when a special police unit used pneumatic drills to smash their way inside, says the BBC's David Willey in Rome. | Three men were found hiding in an underground bunker hidden under a house, which was only penetrated when a special police unit used pneumatic drills to smash their way inside, says the BBC's David Willey in Rome. |
| Other raids uncovered sophisticated security and surveillance systems, Reuters reported. | Other raids uncovered sophisticated security and surveillance systems, Reuters reported. |
| Five women were among those arrested. | Five women were among those arrested. |
| But the suspected killers were not arrested, with police saying the multiple arrests were necessary to prevent an outbreak of revenge slayings. | But the suspected killers were not arrested, with police saying the multiple arrests were necessary to prevent an outbreak of revenge slayings. |
| At least eight suspects remain on the run, police say. | At least eight suspects remain on the run, police say. |
| "Presumably there was going to be a reaction, given that these two clans hate each other so much," a senior police official told the Associated Press news agency. | "Presumably there was going to be a reaction, given that these two clans hate each other so much," a senior police official told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Egg feud | Egg feud |
| The murders in Duisburg took place after a birthday party celebration. Police fear further killings in the 'Ndrangheta feud | The murders in Duisburg took place after a birthday party celebration. Police fear further killings in the 'Ndrangheta feud |
| The 'Ndrangheta, which is notorious for vendettas, is believed by police to control cocaine trafficking in many parts of Europe. | The 'Ndrangheta, which is notorious for vendettas, 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. | 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. | A fight broke out which left two young men dead and another two injured. |