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Italy vows fight after ambush slaying of top anti crime general
In Palermo the government pledged to intensify the war on Mafia terrorism after the assassination of Gen. Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa and his wife Emmanuela. Protests erupted outside the San Domenico Church as crowds blamed slow state action. Prosecutors called the ambush a classic Mafia tactic in a broader strategy to remove opponents of the underworld.
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Clara Hemphill
Palermo
Sicily
Italy
Virginio Bognoni
San Domenico
Spadolini
Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa
John Paul II
Dalla Chiesa
Vatican
Agostino Casaroli
Salvatore Papalardo
Papalardo
Sandro Pertini
Emanuela
Red Cross
Margherita Dalla Chiesa
Domenico Russo
Russo