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Mafia
Night trains, particularly those bound for Italy, were for a long time considered to be the target of local mafia groups, who snuck on board and stripped the sleeping passengers of their possessions. Today, the risk has practically disappeared, as the police finally realised that both sides of the train needed to be checked at the station and not just the side facing the platform!
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