| Romanian town under siege after mob murder |
| 26 August 2008 | 14:11
| Source:
Beta |
CRAIOVA --
A game of poker played by gangsters in Craiova, Romania, turned deadly this morning.
Beta news agency reports that "up to 600 police and Gendarmes" are out in the streets of the town after the murder of Ion Parvu, a criminal gang leader.
Previously, Parvu won EUR 50,000 playing with a man identified as Catalin Mavriche.
But doubts that he cheated caused a brawl. Parvu then produced a sward to cut Mavriche's face, after which he fired a shot from a revolver into Parvu's head, killing him.
Mavriche survived, but could be looking at 25 years in jail if found guilty of murder.
The police were deployed in force in the streets of Craiova after a large number of people started gathering at the hospital where the pair were taken.
Authorities feared that the rival gangs might engage in a clash.
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