Italian police raid mobsters after murders of 6 Africans

ITALIAN police arrested scores of suspected mobsters yesterday, including three top fugitives believed linked to the gangland-style slaying of six African immigrants near Naples, authorities said.

In a series of raids in Naples and surrounding areas, where the Camorra crime syndicate is based, police also seized assets worth €100 million and weapons, including two AK-47s believed to have been used on September 18 against the Africans, police and government officials said.

Interior Minister Roberto Maroni hailed the operation as a serious blow to the Camorra organisation.