Naples arrests in Mafia crackdown

Italian police have arrested 30 people in Naples as part of a crackdown on the Mafia following a surge in violence.

The raid targeted the bosses and associates of two clans thought to be involved in extortion and international drug trafficking.

The Naples Mafia, known as the Camorra, has turned on itself recently.

After nine murders in the past two weeks some have
called for the army to be sent to the city. The ninth died on
Wednesday, ending several days of calm.

The victim was known to be a leading member of a local clan.

Police said the gunmen had fired on their victim from
the back of a stolen ambulance. The vehicle was later torched in a
street close to the murder scene.