The Mafia family tree: FBI flowchart reveals 'mobsters' arrested in biggest ever blitz on New York crime empires

• members of New York's five Mafia families targeted in today's raids

• More than 100 suspects being held at army base Fort Hamilton
• Attorney General to announce charges later today
• Army of 800 officers take in part in dawn raids
  

A remarkable FBI organisation chart which reveals the hierachry of the main New York mafia families was revealed today after federal agents made over 100 arrests in the biggest organised crime crackdown in history.
The colour-coded chart shows how organised the crime syndicates are, resembling more a corporate line-up than that of notorious crime families.
The red bars highlight the top mafiosos that were arrested today in New York, New Jersey and New England.

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Crime families: This remarkable FBI chart, set up today at Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton in which the 127 suspected mobsters are being held, names members of the seven families linked to the Mafia (aka Cosa Nostra)

Who's in charge: The colour-coded organisational chart shows the hierarchy of some of the most feared Mafia families in New York - the boss, underboss, captains and soldiers are depicted on different levels of the chart

Among them street boss Andrew Russo and acting underboss Benjamin Castellazzo from the Colombo family and Bartolemeo Vernace and Joseph Corozzo from the Gambino family.
The 'boss' is seen as the undisputed leader of the organisation with the underboss a powerful second in command.
The green colour-coded panels depict those of the captains in the crime families. Also known as Capo, captains are similar to a military capitain who commands his soldiers.
Along with high ranking members of the some of the most feared families, union officials and two former police officers were also arrested.
More than 100 suspected Mafia mobsters were dramatically arrested today in the FBI's biggest ever raid on New York's organised crime families.
Most of the 127 arrests were made this morning in New York City, New Jersey and New England on charges of murder, extortion and drug trafficking. One arrest was made in Italy.
Powerful leaders of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno and Colombo families, along with the DeCavalcante of New Jersey, were among those arrested and were being held at Fort Hamilton, an U.S. Army base in Brooklyn.

Arrested: Federal agents question a shackled Mafia suspect in New York today after this morning's dramatic raids involving up to 800 officers

Seized: Federal agents process the suspects in Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton army base after dawn raids were carried out today in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey

Shackled: A suspected member of one of the New York crime families is led away by a female FBI agent after today's raids in New York and New Jersey

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a press conference this morning that the charges cover decades worth of offences, including hits to eliminate rivals, a killing during a botched robbery and double shooting in a ballroom dispute over a spilled drink.
Authorities say the massive investigation was aided by informants who recorded thousands of conversations by suspected mobsters.
Federal agents said those taken into custody ranged from small-time bookmakers and crime family functionaries to a number of senior mob figures and several corrupt union officials.
The murder charges are believed to date back to the 1980s and 1990s.
Many of the charges are expected to relate the Mafia families' multi-million dollar incomes from union corruption, loansharking and gambling.
Other charges include corruption among dockworkers who were forced to kick back a portion of their holiday bonuses to the crime families.
Holder called the arrests an 'important step forward in our nation's fight against organised crime.' He added that it will 'disrupt' the mafia.
One of the defendants is a former New York City police officer.

Huge investigation: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder holds a press conference this morning to detail the charges against the crime familes that span decades including murders, robberies and drug offences

A source told the New York Post that 'basically the whole administration of the Colombo family' had been targeted.
Among those arrested was believed to be Bartolomeo Vernace, a captain in the Gambino family.
Also arrested was Luigi Manocchio, the reputed head of New England's Patriarca crime family.
He was arrested in Fort Lauderdale and is accused of collecting money from owners of strip clubs.
Also arrested was Thomas LaFrate, who worked as a bookkeeper for strip clubs and set aside money for Manocchio, prosecutors said.
An army of 800 officers from the FBI, NYPD and State Police officers carried out this morning's raids.
In a statement, Diego Rodriguez, Special Agent in Charge with the FBI in New York, said: 'Early this morning FBI agents, along with our law enforcement partners, began arresting over 100 organised crime members for various criminal charges.'

Arrested: Among those seized in today's raids was alleged mobster Luigi 'Baby Shanks' Manocchio

Described as the biggest Mafia crackdown in New York history, the simultaneous raids represent a massive blow to the five organised crime families who have controlled many parts of the city for decades.
The mafia empires have been decimated by federal probes in recent years and have seen many of their leaders jailed for lengthy prison sentences after informants testified against them.
Last week 93-year-old Colombo boss John 'Sonny' Fanzese was jailed for eight years for racketeering charges.
Federal prosecutors were seeking a jail term of at least 12 years for the underboss of the Colombo crime family.
An FBI agent testifed that Franzese had bragged about killing 60 people over the years and once thought about putting a hit on his own son for co-operating with the government.
Mafia turncoat Salvatore Vitale was sentenced to time served in October after prosecutors praised his his co-operation with authorities and his betrayal of his criminal group.
Assistant U.S. attorney Greg Andres said that Vitale's evident helped to crush the Bonanno crime family after providing useful information upon his arrest in 2003.
'The mafia today is weaker because of his co-operation', Mr Andres said. 'Mr Vitale provided lead after lead. The results speak for themselves.'
There had been concerns of a possible resurgence or organised crime in the city leading up to the arrests.
Acting Lucchese family boss Alphonse D'Arco admitted to 'cooperating with the federal government from 1991.

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Anatomy of the mob: This flowchart, published on the FBI website, details the hierarchy of A New York organised family and the military-style roles of its members

Temporary: The alleged mobsters are being held in the brig at Fort Hamilton army base in Brooklyn until they are arraigned later today

Mob movie: 1997 film Donnie Brasco starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino is said to have been inspired by the Mafia's Bonanno family detailing how an FBI agent was able to work undercover with the mob and almost became a 'made' man

Gambino family leader Salvatore 'Sammy the bull' Gravano also became an informant that year and provided information in return for a reduced sentence.
This testimony led to notorious kingpin John Gotti finally being convicted. He had been known as Teflon Don for his ability to not have charges against him stick using loopholes in the law.
In 2008, more than 80 suspected members of organised crime gangs were charged.
Among those targeted was John 'Jackie the Nose' D'Amico and other alleged leaders of the Gambino crime family after a series of raids in the U.S. and Italy.
Today's takedown has eclipsed that of the highly publicised assault on the Gambino crime family in 2008 when 62 suspects were arrested.
All but one of those rounded up entered guilty pleas.
The FBI has aggressively pursued and convicted leaders of New York's five main Italian mob families in the past.
But ambitious underlings have gone on to fill the vacancies, said Janice Fedarcyck, head of FBI's New York office.
'We deal in reality, and the reality is that the mob, like nature, abhors a vacuum', Ms Fedarcyck said.
But federal agents have recently managed to better infiltrate the Mafia by grooming a crop of mafiosos who were willing to wear wires and record their fellow gangsters.
The turncoats' testimony was then used against mob figures in return for a more lenient sentence in their own cases.
Thousands of conversations were recorded and investigators also tapped several mobsters' phones.
The Mafia are known for using colourful nicknames. In the 16 federal indictments monikers like Bobby Glasses, Vinny Carwash, Jack the Whack, Johnny Cash and Junior Lollipops were listed.
Charges of murder, extortion, arson, racketeering, arson and prostitution are amongh the list of crimes, some dating back decades.
Some corruption charges even include dockworkers in New York and New Jersey forced to kick back part of their holiday bonuses to crime families.

REAL-LIFE SOPRANOS: LUCCHESE FAMILY'S REIGN OF TERROR

The Lucchese crime family was originally put together by Gaetano 'Tommy' Reina in the early 1920s until his murder in 1930.
Gaetano 'Tommy Brown' Lucchese took control in the 1950s and teamed with Carlo Gambino to control crime in New York City together.
The family profited from labor and construction racketeering, illegal gambling, loansharking and murder for hire.
The Lucchese family is deemed the smallest of the five crime families with 100 members but is not the weakest.
The New Jersey faction of the Lucchese family was the main inspiration for HBO show The Sopranos' DiMeo crime family.
Victor Amuso, 76, (pictured) remains the official Boss of the Lucchese family despite serving life in prison.
Acting Lucchese boss Alphonse D'Arco admitted to 'cooperating with the federal government' from 1991.

GENOVESE CLAN KNOWN AS ROLLS ROYCE OF ORGANISED CRIME

The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the Ivy League and the Rolls Royce of organised crime.
The found new ways to make money in the past few years by using the housing spike to conduct a number of mortgage frauds.
The group was founded by Lucky Luciano but in 1957 it was renamed after Vito Genovese - he was extradited from Italy to New York and acquitted of the 1936 murder that drove him into exile.
The family was run for years by the 'Oddfather' Vincent 'the Chin' Gigante (pictured) who pretended he was insane and walked dishevelled around Greenwich Village wearing a bathrobe and talking to himself.
When Gigante died in 2005, power went to Daniel 'Danny the Lion' Leo.
The FBI convinced Genovese mobsters Anthony Arillotta and Felix Tranghese to become government witnesses.

DeCAVALCANTE FAMILY BUILT ITS REPUTATION ON MURDER FOR HIRE

The DeCavalcante crime family is the leading mafia clan in New Jersey despite operating in New York City.
It maintain a strong relationship with many of the Five Families in New York plus crime families in Philadelphia, Providence and most of New England.
They have profited from labor racketeering, hijacking, construction violations and murder for hire.
With its origin in the prohibition era and passed down through many people over the years, Simone DeCavalcante (pictured) became family boss in 1964.
DeCavalcante was seen as an 'old school' and calculated Don whose character resembled The Godfather's Don Corleone.
A heating and air conditioning company was used as a legal front for the illegal dealings and he was nicknamed 'Sam the Plumber'.
Acting boss Francesco 'Frank' Guarraci was promoted in 2006 after Stefano 'Steve the Truck Driver' Vitabile was sentenced to life imprisonment.

COLOMBO EMPIRE TORN APART BY THREE BLOODY FAMILY WARS

The Colombo crime family is the youngest of the 'Five Families', originally formed in 1928 by Joseph 'The Olive Oil King' Profaci.
The family has endured three family wars over the years - the second of which brought the family under the power of Joseph 'Joe C' Colombo.
The third war erupted in 1991 when member Joseph Orena undermined Carmine Persico who was in prison - the family split into two separate factions.
Twelve family members were killed in the in-fighting and the family never fully came back to prominence.
The family recently turned to Ralph DeLeo to run the family for imprisoned Persico.
Two years ago several members of the Colombo family were indicted on multiple racketeering charges and three murders dating back to the family wars.
Capo Dino Calabro (pictured) became a government informant last year after facing trial for murdering a New York police officer.

HOW THE GAMBINO FAMILY BECAME AMERICA'S MOST NOTORIOUS CLAN

The Gambino crime family prides itself on being one of America's most notorious criminal empires.
The family's rein can be traced back to the Italian mafioso in the early 20th century.
Its main criminal activities include racketeering, extortion, money laundering and prostitution.
The family's rise to power in America started in 1957 when Albert Anastasia was assassinated while sitting in a barber chair in Manhattan.
Carlo Gambino is believed to have helped organise the hit to take over the family.
Infamous John Gotti (pictured) proclaimed himself the leader of the Gambino family in 1985.
Gotti was nicknamed Teflon Don because charges against him did not stick for years but he was finally sentenced to life in prison in 1992 and died in 2002.
The movie Goodfellas based some of its characters on members of the Gambino family.

BONANNO FAMILY'S REIGN OF TERROR INSPIRED DONNIE BRASCO

The classic Mafia movie Donnie Brasco tooks its inspiration from the reign of terror imposed by the Bonanno crime family.
The New York criminal empire was named after Joseph Bonanno (pictured) and was the first family to be expelled from The Commission for actively dealing in heroin.
The Commission is the council of the crime bosses brought together to maintain order in the Mafia.
Bonanno boss Joseph 'Big Joe' Massino was boss from early 1990s to 2004 - he then became the first official boss from New York to become an informant.
Massino turned against members of his own family to avoid the death penalty.
Donnie Brasco is the story of how an FBI agent was able to work undercover with the Bonanno crime family and almost became a 'made' man.
The family became the top New York crime family but defections have left it less powerful.

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How the thinnest pizzas are sometimes the unhealthiest

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 crusts are not necessarily a healthier option when it comes to pizzas.
Seemingly indulgent deep pan alternatives offered by supermarkets and takeaway firms can in fact contain less fat or salt, a survey of cheese and pepperoni pizzas shows.
So, for example, Tesco’s Italian Romana Margherita – with an ‘ultra thin’ base – contains twice as much fat per 100g as the store’s Trattoria Verdi Deep Pan Cheese pizza.

Thin end of the wedge: Although thin crust pizzas may appear healthier than their deep crust cousins, their toppings can be saturated in fat and salt

Perhaps surprisingly, frozen pizzas also tend to be healthier than supermarkets’ fresh ones, the researchers found.
The most calories in a store’s cheese and tomato pizza are found in a Tesco fresh Cheese Feast deep crust pizza – at 310 per 100g.
This is 57 per cent more than the 197 in a Waitrose frozen Organic Thin and Crispy Italian Stonebake Margherita.

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The findings come from consumer experts at Which?, who want clear labelling on supermarkets’ packaging and takeaway firms’ websites to help pizza-lovers choose healthy options.
They also found that a Dr Oetker’s Chicago Town Edge to Edge Thin & Crispy California Cheese pizza contains more fat than any similar product, including those from Domino’s and Pizza Hut. It delivers an artery-clogging 15.9g of fat per 100g.
But the unhealthiest overall is a takeaway meat pizza from Domino’s. Its Pepperoni Passion Thin Crust has 356 calories and 19.1g of fat per 100g.
A Which? spokesman said: ‘We found an enormous and often unrealistic range of portion sizes and different front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes – even by the same manufacturer – making it very difficult to compare products.’

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Now that's what you call looting: Tunisians steal ousted president's £125,000 Ferrari using a FORKLIFT TRUCK

while most looters resort to taking home whatever they can carry in their arms, these Tunisian thieves employed a slightly more enterprising approach… using a forklift truck.

They used the industrial vehicle to pick up one of ousted former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's Ferraris from its parking space and then simply drove off with the supercar dangling from the forks.
One looter riding in the JCB was seen grinning as he sped along a highway in the capital Tunis with the 599 GBB Fiorano, which cost £125,000 when new four years ago.
Leila Trabelsi. the former president's wife, was known for her love of fast cars - the family had more than 50 - and widely despised as the ultimate symbol of corruption and excess.
Dubbed ‘the Imelda Marcos of the Arab world’ the former hairdresser, 53, was also known for her luxury homes and frequent shopping trips to Dubai, during which she is said to have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Easy picking: A looter in a JCB forklift truck drives off with a Ferrari belonging to Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali

Thumbs up: Thieves in the truck's cab show their delight at taking the supercar in Tunisian capital Tunis

Finders, keepers: The thieves thought nothing of driving down the road with the Ferrari in broad daylight

Since Mr Ben Ali fled the country and went into exile in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, fierce riots have continued.
But today the huge street gatherings were much calmer, with protesters seen kissing soldiers and hanging flowers from their tanks.
The new government, led by Interim President Fouad Mbazaa, is distancing itself from the former regime and has begun releasing 1,800 prisoners.
It also moved to track down assets Mr Ben Ali and his widely disliked family had stashed overseas.
They include £35million worth of gold bullion smuggled out of the Mediterranean tourists haven by his wife Leila Ben Ali.

Damage: One of the burned out seaside mansions owned by Mr Ben Ali that have been looted

Mark of anger: Rioters have travellied around Tunisia stealing and destroying Mr Ben Ali's possessions

Hated: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (left) and wife Leila have fled to Saudi Arabia with millions of pounds

It is also estimated that Tunisian government officials have put about £388million into secret Swiss bank accounts.
Mr Mebazaa went on television and promised to live up to the people's revolt, which he called a ‘revolution’.
‘Regarding security, you have certainly noticed that it has improved,’ he said.
‘We have discovered the leaders of the chaos, and have stopped the gangs and those who put fear in the hearts of people. The situation is moving toward stability.’
Despite the ending of Mr Ben Ali’s 23-year-old regime, protesters are staying on the streets to demand that his former allies give up power.

From riot to love-in: Protesters kiss soldiers during a demonstration in capital Tunis today

Symbol of peace: Flowers placed on the barrel of a tank in very much calmer protests than in recent days

United: Protesters and soldiers hold hands as the new government attempts to encourage good will

Peaceful: A protester with a flower in his hand puts his arm around a policeman's shoulder

Call for change: Demonstrators are demanding all of Mr Ben Ali's allies leave the government

Mr Ben Ali's long-time prime minister, Mohamed Ghannouchi, kept his post and is trying to convince Tunisians a new era has arrived - even if the composition of the interim government has many faces from the old guard.
But many Tunisians are doubtful about such promises of change.
Hafed al Maki, 50, who works at the country's largest insurance company, said he would not wait for the 60-day constitutional limit for new presidential elections to pass ‘because that is enough time for the old cronies to set their roots in and start their old ways again, thieving and taking our resources. No way that's happening again.’

Fears: An armed guard outside the first cabinet meeting attended by Interim President Fouad Mebazaa (right)

Opposition figures and the prime minister's office have said the 60-day limit is unrealistically short, and the delay is more likely to be six to seven months.
Today the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, said she would be sending an ‘assessment team’ to Tunisia.
He estimated that more than 100 deaths have occurred so far during the unrest in the moderate Muslim state.
Tunis's stock exchange, many shops, schools and universities remained closed and some workers have gone on strike.
A curfew remains in place, though the government shortened it as security improved.

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Nice little-urner: Electric lamp sells for £445,000 after it is revealed to be a 2,000-year-old relic

an old urn that was converted into a gaudy electric lamp has sold for a staggering £445,000 after it was found to be a 2,000-year-old Roman relic.

The owner of the 19 inch high ornament, retired schoolteacher John Barrett, had a hole drilled in the top and bottom of the marble urn to feed a cable through it.
A light-bulb fitting was then placed on top before a 1970s-style red lampshade was hung on it to complete the ‘monstrosity’.

'Monstrosity': A marble urn used for years as a table lamp has turned out to be a 1st century AD Roman vase

The makeshift lamp was kept in the hallway of his home called Crowe Hall, near Bath, until his death last year.
Auctioneers from Christie’s who were invited to value collectable items from the property identified it as being a Roman marble cinerary urn dating to about the first century .
It was acquired in the 1950s by Mr Barratt’s father, Sir Sydney Barratt, a distinguished scientist who helped create the ‘bouncing bomb’ during World War Two.
Auctioneers put a hugely conservative estimate of £10,000 on the item and were stunned when it sold for £445,250 to a European dealer.

Face value: a detail from the ancient urn which was topped with a red lampshade for years

Georgiana Aitkin, head of antiquities at Christie’s, said: 'The item came into us in the form of an electric lamp that had a 1970s-style red lampshade on top of it.
'We had a closer examination of it and unscrewed the lamp and took the lid off to look inside.
'Two very small holes had been drilled in the top of the lid and in the bottom so a cable could run up through the middle of it.
'On top of the lid a metal fitting had been fixed in place that secured the light-bulb and on top of that was the lampshade.
'It was a bit of a monstrosity and it was a shame that such an historically important item had been turned into a domestic lamp.
'We removed the fittings and were able to date the urn to about the first century AD.
'The alterations and drill holes didn’t seem to affect the price which was quite enormous and surprised us.
'We couldn’t have predicted that it would do that well.
'The antiquities market is incredibly strong at the moment.
'There has been a seismic shift in the market over the last few years. More and more people are looking at the market as a reliable investment.'
A number of phone bidders pursued the urn before it became a contest between one of them and a European dealer in the room who successfully bid £370,000 for it.
With the auctioneers’ fees. the overall price paid was more than £445,000.
Sir Sydney Barratt, who died in 1975 aged 77, built up his collection of art and antiques after taking on his own father’s passion for collectables.
It was acquired by him for his then home in Summerhill, Staffs, before he installed it at 18th century Crowe Hall near Bath when he moved there in 1961.
After Sir Sydney’s death, his collection was passed down to his son, John Barratt.He died last year and his niece has since sold the property with its 30 acre grounds.
The art collection, making up 383 lots, was sold by Christie's of London for a total of £3.2 million.

Damaged: holes were drilled in the marble to run a cable through it

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Street and sour: Chinese police kill wild boar rampaging through city... then STIR-FRY him for supper

armed police gunned down a rampaging wild boar in a Chinese city centre - and then served it up as sweet and sour pork.

The huge wild pig had burst into a hospital complex in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, northern China, and charged at staff who tried to fend it off with sticks and clubs.

Going whole hog: A hospital worker fends off the angry boar with a bat after it invaded the complex in Taiyuan

‘It was mad with hunger and when we tried to stop it, the boar came after us,’ said a hospital spokesman.
‘No matter what we did we couldn't drive it away.’
Police eventually cornered the 200lbs beast and brought it down with 13 rounds from their handguns - and then carted the carcass off to the local butcher.

Bring out the pig guns: A policeman intervenes and shoots the boar dead in the street outside the hospital

Taking no chances: A man batters the stricken boar with a wooden club as it lies on the ground

‘He turned it into some very tasty cuts which we cooked and ate that night as a feast for the whole station,’ said one officer.
'It's sad he had to die but he made a delicious meal.'

Location: The Chinese city where the wild board went on a rampage

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'Lie down so we can finish you': The moment 'plain-clothes policeman' shot men at point-blank range in middle of street

this is the moment an alleged plain-clothes policeman executed a man by shooting him in the head at point-blank range in the street in front of dozens of terrified motorists.

Two others were also shot dead after claims they were ordered out of their car and forced to lie on the ground on a busy road in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
The victims were seen lying on the ground in pools of blood following the 9am shooting, which took place near Wilson Airport, a domestic hub for domestic flights to safari locations.

Caught on camera: An apparent undercover police officer is seen aiming a pistol at men lying on the road in the middle of traffic on a busy thoroughfare in Nairobi, Kenya. The pictures were taken by a passing motorist

Three police officers have been suspended pending investigation after the horrific photographs, taken by a passing motorist, were published in a national newspaper.
Witnesses who watched the execution take place say they heard one of the officers shout: ‘Lie down so we can finish you.’
The other officers then allegedly opened fire at the men at point-blank range. An observer lost count of the shots fired but said they were ‘sustained’.
The detectives are then said to have sped off after uniformed officers arrived.
The witness who took the photographs told the Daily Nation: ‘I was driving to town and there were three vehicles ahead of me.

Chilling: The gunmen is seen aiming his weapon amid a queue of terrified drivers near Nairobi's Wilson Airport

‘Three men (police officers) jumped out of a four-wheel drive vehicle and aimed their guns at a station wagon in front of them,’ said the man, whose name we have withheld for his own safety.
It was at this point the witness, who does not want to be named, pulled out his camera and began taking pictures.
‘The three men came out of the vehicle with their hands raised above their heads in surrender. They lay on the road as ordered by the police,’ he said, adding that was when the shooting began.
Lang’ata police commander Augustine Kimantiri, who arrived moments after the incident on Wednesday, said officers who confronted the suspects were responding to a ‘tip off’.
Mr Kimantiri told the Daily Nation: ‘CID officers had challenged a gang of six suspicious men to stop, but instead they drew arms and fired at the officers, and a shootout ensued.’

Grim: Two of the three victims are seen lying in pools of blood. Three police officers have been suspended

He said that the three were gunned down as they ran away while their accomplices escaped.
‘Our officers are looking for them in the Kibera slums. We recovered an American pistol and two rounds (bullets),’ Mr Kimantiri added.
He claimed the victims had not been in a vehicle, which contradicts the claims of witnesses. The car referred to by the observers was not at the scene when journalists arrived 30 minutes later.
Kenyan police were criticised in a 2009 UN report which said extrajudicial killings are ‘widespread, systematic and are carefully planned and undertaken on a regular basis.’
The British embassy expressed its ‘deep and serious concern about the circumstances of the apparent extrajudicial executions’.

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And they lived snappily ever after: Fisherman and 17ft crocodile best friend form unlikely tourist attraction

this daredevil fisherman loves nothing better than dicing with death as he grapples with a 17ft crocodile.

But Chito - known as Tarzan Tico - is not moments away from becoming a meal, he's just having a playful tussle with his best mate, Pocho.
The 53-year-old Costa Rican crocodile wrestler wades chest deep into the murky waters as 500 spectators look on in nervous anticipation.

Scaling back: Chito and his best friend Pocho wrestle as part of their act in Las Tilapias, Costa Rica

No crocodile tears here: The pair have a playful tussle in the water, despite the 17ft crocodile towering over his human buddy

As Chito, wearing a leopard skin sash and a headband, taps the surface of the water and calls out to his friend, the 990lb reptile dramatically emerges from below to applause from the crowd.
The performer then rolls Pocho on to his back, pushing his head under the water before tenderly kissing him on the nose.
The extraordinary display is more than just a tourist trap, but a demonstration of a remarkable friendship.
Chito rescued Pocho from the Parismina river after he discovered him with a bullet lodged in his head.
The crocodile was close to death but he nursed the reptile back to health over six months at his home.

Making a splash: Chito rescued Pocho after finding him badly injured after he had been shot in the head

Open wide: But the 990lbs crocodile refused to leave his side after he tried to return him to the wild

But when he tried to set him free, the crocodile refused to leave his side.
He then decided to stage a show after tourists began visiting him to see his bizarre friend.
Tourist Adam Smith took these photos while on holiday at Las Tilapias, in Costa Rica, where the duo perform.
He said: 'During the show Chito waded out into the chest-high water and began to tap the surface calling out "Pocho, Pocho, Pocho".
'Suddenly, the 17ft crocodile emerged from below and Chito disappeared under the water for a few seconds as the crowd waited in silence.
'Then, Chito lifted the croc from below and emerged from the water with Pocho's head on top of his as the crowd cheered.
'To end the show, Chito climbed on top of the croc as if to give him a big hug.'

Must be in the (cold) blood: The pair have since formed an unlikely double act for shows of 500 tourists a time

The 37-year-old business analyst, from Minnesota, America, added: 'At first I thought this guy must be crazy to get in the water with a croc that big, despite their friendship.
'After a few stunts, you couldn't help but get the feeling that there really was some sort of connection between the two as the croc never showed any signs of aggression.'

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Around the world... in white chocolate. These tourist sites have never looked so tasty

as one of Italy's most famous famous chocolatiers, Mirco Della Vecchia knew he had to come up with a pretty sweet idea for his next project.

And he's had audiences licking their lips with anticipation with his latest set of white chocolate sculptures.
The artist went around the world with white chocolate, whipping up the tasty treats to form Paris' Arc de Triomphe, Greece's Parthenon, Italy's leaning Tower of Pisa and Colosseum, the Egyptian temples Abu Simbel and England's famous Stonehenge.

A tasty Triomphe: Mirco Della Vecchia poses with his chocolate sculpture of Paris' famous Arc de Triomphe

Try not to nibble a piece of the Pisa: Mirco Della works on his precariously balancing chocolate Tower of Pisa

The iconic landmarks were crafted as part of his 'Chocolate World Heritage' currently being exhibited in Hong Kong.

Painstaking patience - not to mention admirable self-restraint - were used to create the milky white wonders, which might tempt chocolaholics to skip visiting the real thing in favour of a close-up of Vecchia's work.
He carved Rome's ancient amphitheatre from a huge chunk of chocolate, even capturing the crumbling facade of the monument.

Even their feet look good enough to eat: An incredible amount of attention went into this sculpture of Egypt's Abu Simbel, with even the Pharaohs' toes and beards being carved out of chocolate

A colossal Colosseum: The chocolatier even captured the crumbling state of the Roman building... or did he just end up nibbling on his work?

The replica of Nubia's Abu Smibel, which was originally built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, have been created with incredible detail, even carving out the lines in the pharoah's beards.
His sturdy Parthenon and its columns have been intricately carved, with a poster showing the intense look of concentration on the artist's face as he shaves off chocolate curls from his work.
He has captured Stonehenge's worn look with no stone left untouched and his Arc de Triomphe is so big he can peek through its delectable arch.
His towering Pisa is perhaps the most impressive, as the model defies gravity by precariously leaning, just like its real life inspiration.

Stone me: Stonehenge inspired the sweet-toothed chocolatier to replicate it with white chocolate

The milk chocolate kid: Italian chocolatier Mirco Della Vecchia with his chocolate sculpture of the Parthenon for the exhibition

Vecchia showed that he had a sweet tooth from the age of 13, when he says he started working as a confectioner and says he 'knew his future would lay in the cafe' business.
In 1996 he started entering a series of regional competitions dedicated to the gentle art, quickly gaining numerous awards for his chocolate pistachio, praline, pastry and icecream.
He currently holds the Guinness World Record title for making the largest chocolate sculpture in the world.
Together with a team of artists, Vecchia created a white chocolate replica of the Dome of Milan which is 1.5 meters tall, 2.5 meters long and weighed and impressive 5.37 tons - setting the new world record for the largest chocolate sculpture.

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