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Italian killer with mafia links arrested in France after 16 years on the run

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:26:44 +0100

A convicted murderer linked to one of Italy's most powerful mafia organisations was arrested on Thursday in central France, Interpol said.

Monaco heiress dies in Riviera 'mafia shooting'

Wed, 21 May 2014 11:13:00 +0200

The 77-year-old heiress from one of Monaco’s wealthiest families has died from her wounds after being gunned down outside a hospital in Nice earlier this month. Two of Italy's most notorious organized crime gangs are believed to be behind the killing.

Hollande-Gayet 'love nest' linked to mafia

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:14:00 +0100

Reports in France over the weekend linked a "love nest" allegedly used by President François Hollande and actress Julie Gayet to two figures with connections to the Corsican mob. It is the latest twist in a tale that is dominating the headlines in France on Monday.

France vows to regain control of Corsica

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:50:00 +0200

France's Socialist government vowed Wednesday to restore order in Corsica after the slaying of a top lawyer, as interior minister Manuel Valls admitted that France looked 'impotent' in the face of mafia violence.

Top Corsican lawyer gunned down by hitman

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:10:50 +0200

Antoine Sollacaro, one of Corsica's most prominent lawyers, was shot dead on Tuesday in the 15th 'hit' style killing on the French Mediterranean island this year.

Corsican 'mafia boss' gunned down

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200

An alleged key figure in one of Corsica's most powerful crime families, Maurice Costa of the "Brise de Mer" gang, was gunned down in broad daylight Tuesday at his local butcher shop, police said.

Carlos the Jackal gets life sentence

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:10:00 +0100

A French court sentenced the notorious Venezuelan militant known as Carlos the Jackal to life in prison on Thursday, with a minimum of 18 years before parole, for four deadly attacks in France in the 1980s.