![]() ![]() The most powerful Mafia syndicate in 21st century Italy is not the Neapolitan Camorra, or the Sicilian “Cosa Nostra” of TV and movie fame, but rather the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta - whose rise is an inadvertent side effect of the state’s war on the Sicilian mafia. Initially thought to be the work of the Sacra Corona Unita, often dubbed the "fourth mafia", the attacks are now throught to be the work of a wholly independent, and highly aggressive, new criminal organisation. The care home is located in the city of Foggia, which has seen a string of violent incidents this year, including three car bombs and the shooting of a 50-year-old man. His brother Christian, who is also planning to give evidence in court, had his car destroyed in a similar fashion just several weeks prior. “I’d be a liar if I told you I’m not afraid,” Vigilante said. The owner of the residence, Luca Vigilante, is a key witness in a trial against an underground mob that Italian officials fear has been carrying out criminal activity in the area undetected for several years, says The Guardian.Īlthough no one was injured in the explosion, it is the second to be carried out on the premises this year. An explosive device that blew the doors off an Italian care home in April has sparked fears of the emergence of a "fifth mafia" in the country's Puglia region.
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