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* 23 May 1992 – Able to a violent explosion on Autostrada A29 ( Italy ) section between the ' Punta Raisi Airport and Palermo, caused by the Mafia, causing the death of Judge Giovanni Falcone, a hero in the fight against organized crime.

Less than two months later, on 19 July, Falcone's co-worker and friend, magistrate Paolo Borsellino was killed by a car bomb in via D ' Amelio, Palermo, in front of his mother's house.

They were both named as heroes of the last 60 years in the November 2006 issue of Time Magazine.