Clan war blamed for Italians' deaths in Germany

Italy’s ANSA news agency has said the six victims of this morning's fatal shootings in Duisburg in Germany appeared to be from the "ndragheta"s Pelle-Romeo clan.

The killers, ANSA said, were suspected of coming from the Strangio-Nirta clan. It did not identify its sources, saying only that they were Italian investigative sources.

“It’s an unprecedented settling of scores, also because it took place in a foreign country for the first time,” ANSA quoted the deputy head of the Regio Calabria police, Luigi De Sena, as saying.

“The presence of Calabrians in Germany is very strong, but until now they always kept a low profile, trying not to attract attention.”