A court in the Sicilian city of
Caltanissetta has sentenced fugitive Cosa Nostra boss Matteo
Messina Denaro to life for his role in the 1992 bombings that
killed anti-mafia magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo
Borsellino.
Messina Denaro, who was tried in absentia, was found guilty of
being one of the mobsters who ordered the bombings, which also
killed Falcone 's wife and members of both prosecutors' security
detail.
The 58-year-old is considered one of Cosa Nostra's most powerful
bosses even though he has been on the run for 27 years.
The relatives of each victim were awarded 500,000 euros in
damages while three survivors were awarded 100,000 euros.
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