Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 26, 2023 12:08 am

(UPDATE) ROME: Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured in January after three decades on the run, has died in a hospital in central Italy, the local mayor confirmed on Monday.

The 61-year-old had been treated for colon cancer while detained in a high-security jail in the city of L'Aquila, but was moved last month to the hospital after his condition deteriorated.

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