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Colombo shooting echoes banana war fears in Brooklyn
New York police link near fatal Colombo shooting to ongoing underworld rivalry reminiscent of the late 1950s and early 1960s banana war between Profaci and Gallos. The attack targeted Joseph Colombo Sr during Italian American Unity Day activities, with authorities noting a highly organized plot and continued danger to Colombo and other mob leaders.
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