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The Mafia’s Sick New Weapon: Flaming Cats That Set Sicily on Fire

SCORCHED EARTH

Arson investigators kept finding feline remains in Sicily’s charred forests. Turns out they were evidence of the Cosa Nostra’s attempt to prove they still have power.

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PONGTORN SUKGASEM

ROME—Thousands of acres of woodland on the picturesque island of Sicily were set on fire last week by burning cats believed to be ignited by members of the

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