Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of Italy's Forza Italia party arrives for a European People's Party (EPP) leaders' meeting in Brussels on Oct 19. (EPA file photo)FLORENCE: Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation as part of an investigation into mafia bombings in 1993, a judicial source said on Tuesday, confirming newspaper reports. Berlusconi's lawyer Nicolo Ghedini said a previous investigation had shown his client was not involved in the bombings, which killed 10 people. "(It is) obvious that the umpteenth investigation can only end in a swift dismissal, as happened in the past." Berlusconi was due to visit Sicily later on Tuesday to campaign for his Forza Italia (Go Italy!)

Source: Bangkok Post October 31, 2017 19:30 UTC