Six days earlier, a car bomb had killed Paolo Borsellino, the chief justice investigating the godfathers of Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The aftermath of the car bomb which killed anti-mafia judge Paulo Borsellino in Palermo in 1992. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mafia boss Salvatore ‘Totò’ Riina in court in 1993. Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesSalvatore “Totò” Riina, the head of the Sicilian mafia, was the biggest domino to fall. Today, the Sicilian mafia is in decline, giving Palermo a much-needed breather.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2017 06:15 UTC