- Title: Mafia "boss of bosses" Salvatore Riina buried in Corleone
- Date: 22nd November 2017
- Summary: CORLEONE, ITALY (NOVEMBER 22, 2017) (REUTERS) FLOWERS BEING LAID ON SALVATORE RIINA'S TOMB INSIDE CEMETERY VIEW OF TOMBS IN CEMETERY RIINA'S DAUGHTER MARIA CONCETTA MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS IN FRONT OF RIINA'S TOMB VARIOUS MORE OF RIINA'S RELATIVES IN FRONT OF TOMB RIINA'S WIFE NINETTA BAGARELLA AND SON SALVO ESCORTED BY POLICE WHILE LEAVING THE CEMETERY NINETTA BAGARE
- Embargoed: 6th December 2017 11:33
- Keywords: Mafia boss Salvatore Riina's relatives Corleone's cemetery Ninetta Bagarella
- Location: CORLEONE, ITALY
- City: CORLEONE, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA00178K31VR
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- Story Text: Mafia boss Salvatore Riina was buried on Wednesday (November 22) in the cemetery of his hometown of Corleone, near Palermo.
Riina's relatives, including his children Salvo, Maria Concetta and Lucia, together with their mother Ninetta Bagarella attended the burial of former Italian "Boss of bosses". They were protected by a police cordon as they exited the cemetery followed by journalists and photographers.
Following his arrest in 1993, Riina has been held under high security with little access to his family in accordance with a law written to prevent bosses from commanding from prison. However, he remained a powerful figure within the mob even behind bars and refused to cooperate with investigators until the end.
Nicknamed "the Beast", “Riina began his violent criminal career on the streets of Corleone after World War Two and became the Sicilian Mafia's most powerful boss of the 20th century, convicted for ordering dozens of murders.
Riina, 87, died of natural causes in Parma's prison on Friday (November 17). - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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