This week, Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano gave an unprecedented testimony in a criminal trial, confirming that 20 years ago, his country faced an existential threat from the Sicilian Mafia, Cosa Nostra, dpa reported. In 1992-1993, Cosa Nostra waged a deadly bombing campaign targeting politicians, prosecutors, monuments and football stadiums. Judges in Palermo are trying to ascertain whether in a bid to stop those attacks, state officials cut a secret deal with Cosa Nostra. -- SPA 20:24 LOCAL TIME 17:24 GMT تغريد