Banda della Magliana
Italian criminal organization
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- The Banda della Magliana ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈbanda della maʎˈʎaːna] , the "Magliana Gang") was an Italian criminal organization based in Rome.
- Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighbourhood, the Magliana, of some of its members.
- The Italian government claimed that the Banda della Magliana was closely allied with and tied to other criminal organizations, such as Cosa Nostra , Camorra , and 'Ndrangheta .
- However no concrete proof exists to support these claims and a memoir by a gang insider made no mention of any supposed links.
The Banda della Magliana (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbanda della maʎˈʎaːna], the "Magliana Gang") was an Italian criminal organization based in Rome. It was founded in 1975. Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighbourhood, the Magliana, of some of its members.
The Banda della Magliana was heavily involved in criminal activities during Italy's Years of Lead (anni di piombo). The Italian government claimed that the Banda della Magliana was closely allied with and tied to other criminal organizations, such as Cosa Nostra, Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta. Some left-wing journalists have also claimed the gang had links to neofascist militant and terrorist groups, such as the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR), responsible for the 1980 Bologna massacre; the Italian secret services (SISMI), and political figures such as Licio Gelli, grand-master of the Freemasonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2). They have also alleged that, along with Gladio, the NATO clandestine anti-communist organization, P2 was involved in a strategy of tension during the Years of Lead which included false flag terrorist attacks. However no concrete proof exists to support these claims and a memoir by a gang insider made no mention of any supposed links.
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