Camorra 'declares war on Italy'

[T_i_B]

Source: BBC

The mafia in southern Italy has declared a "war on the state", the Italian interior minister has said.

Roberto Maroni said the local mafia, the Camorra, was trying to stamp out any opposition to its criminal power.

He was speaking after the government announced it would sent 500 troops to the Campania region to help police fight local crime syndicates.

The move followed last week's killings of six Africans and an Italian near Naples which are blamed on the Camorra.



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[tomreedtoon]

1. You sure this isn't the Camarilla? The vampires?

It would be like those egotistical undead jerks to challenge a government. But they may have made a crucial mistake. Italian cuisine tends to use a lot of garlic. Just feed the troops and have them breathe on the bloodsuckers, and they win.

[Joe Chi Minh]

2. Not before time. Summary execution is too good for them, but it would do.