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Head Of Cosa Nostra Arrested In Palermo

Italian police have arrested the man said to be the new head of the Sicilian Mafia, along with 45 associates.

The dawn raid in Palermo netted 80-year-old jeweller Settimo Mineo. He was reportedly elected Cosa Nostra godfather at a Mafia meeting in May.

Italian media describe him as the successor to Toto Riina, who died in jail a year ago. The Mafia suspects are accused of extortion, firearms offences, arson and other crimes.

The Sicilian Mafia – the Cosa Nostra – managed to rebuild its leadership, known as the Cupola, after it had not met for years, reports say. The godfather is also known as the “capo dei capi” – or boss of bosses.

Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted that it was “an extraordinary intervention” by the Carabinieri (the paramilitary police), “who have dismantled the new ‘cupola’ of Cosa Nostra”.

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Man Shot By Police During Wimbledon Robbery

A man has been shot by police during a planned operation.

A witness said he saw two men trying to rob a van outside a Sainsbury’s in Wimbledon, south-west London, when officers “swarmed out of the bushes”.

The Met Police said the man was taken to hospital after the shooting in Lacock Close at about 08:10 GMT. The force said it was waiting for an update on his condition. A second man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.

The witness, who did not want to be named, said he saw two men raiding the van before armed police “bounded on them”. “Seven shots were fired. The cops were waiting for them,” he added.

The witness said one of the men then ran up the street holding a gun and “when he saw he was turning into a cul-de-sac he turned and fired on the cops, then they returned fire”.
London Ambulance Service said paramedics “treated a person at the scene and took them as a priority to a major trauma centre”.

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