Poster criticising the Mafia for the murder of judge Giovanni Falcone and his wife, together with five bodyguards in May 1992

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In May 1992, judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and five bodyguards were blown up in an ambush on the motorway between Palermo and the airport. It marked a turning-point in the battle against the Mafia as Falcone was a Sicilian and there was widespread revulsion at the killings. Another anti-Mafia judge, Borsellino, was assassinated months later and these two combined outrages prompted many minor mafia members to turn themselves in and give information on the organisation to the authorities.

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Size: 5343px × 3649px
Location: Ragusa, Sicily
Photo credit: © suzanne bosman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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