Students spark mafia boycott in Palermo

PALERMO, Italy (AFP) - A small group of determined students in Palermo has succeeded where many have failed in the past by persuading local business people in this Mafia stronghold to make a public stand against extortion.A campaign launched nearly two years ago by students fed up with the unwillingness of their elders to speak out against the mob has finally borne fruit in recent months, as one by one local business people agreed to oppose the mafia extortion, known as "pizzo".