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(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 16 - Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi
on Monday expressed "great satisfaction" at the arrest of Matteo
Messina Denaro, hailing it was a "historic result in the fight
against the mafia".
"Congratulations to the Palermo Public Prosecutor's Office and
to the Carabinieri police, who have brought a very dangerous
fugitive to justice," he said during a visit to Ankara.
"It is an extraordinary day for the State and for all those who
have always fought against mafias".
President Sergio Mattarella called Piantedosi and the Commander
of the Carabinieri police Teo Luzi on Monday to express his
congratulations on the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, the head
of State's office said in a statement. (ANSA).
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