Italy: 45 Arrested to Thwart Mafia War

The police arrested at least 45 people in what they said was a operation aimed at thwarting an all-out Mafia war of succession after the capture of Bernardo Provenzano, the boss of all bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, in April. They said that the suspects, including the heads of 13 Mafia families in Sicily, made up the support network that had allowed Mr. Provenzano to remain on the run for 43 years and that the sweep came after wiretaps pointed to a possible Mafia war of succession.