Another car bomb. The explosion left Romeo Bone, 40, critically injured, losing both legs in the blast. Over the past years, several incidents have taken place which reminded many of similar situations in nearby Italy.

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nation...me#.WLVwxPnhDIV

Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41637730

it was probably the sicilian mafia
he denounced the links between gaming online industry and the mafia, the mafia is doing millions with gambling in malta
it also controls the drug trafficking in malta along with local mobsters

Maybe but i have doubts.

She was working on the Panama Papers Story, she uncovert a link between two Minister Konrad Mizzi and the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri and the Azerbaijan president Aliyeva -Clan. Maybe she know's more than that.

With the civil war in Libya we have also increasing Oil Smuggling acitvity. With a lot links to Malta.

Is there indigenous Maltese organized crime by the way ? I know that there were several Maltese racketeers and pimps who operated in early to mid twentieth century London , but I'm not aware of any bona fide Maltese OC groups .

My guess too,sicilian mafia is the strongest group in malta.

There could be links to the Italians, but car bombs are not part of their MO when abroad neither are political murders.

sicilian mafia is also largely involved in oil smuggling from libya and malta is used as intermediate route
the order came from local politicians, probably the sicilians planned the murder

Murder believed to have been commissioned locally, ties to international organised crime suspected

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2...cted-6736180516

Fuel smuggling and the lucrative business that connects Libyan, Maltese and Italian criminals has been ignored by law enforcement

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/nation...an#.We29l2i0PIU

Italy Calls on Malta to Start Fighting Organized Crime

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/7173-italy-calls-on-malta-to-start-fighting-organized-crime

Europol has sent organized crime experts to help Maltese police, a team of three analysts has access to Europol's databases on organized crime, drugs, money laundering and other major criminal threats.

Eight arrested over murder of Maltese journalist

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/d...-murder-inquiry

Do we know who they are? Are they connected to italian mafia ?

I'm sure there are some kind of international links, but it seems the Maltese underworld have created their own 'mafia', don't forget it's the 19th unsolved criminal car bombing in Malta since 2010.

Maltese underworld are not new. Since 50's 60's guys from Malta are involved in London Redlight for example. Malta is a closed system if you are powerfull in daylight you have also connection into the Underworld. Alot people think only in these big groups, but every nation city have is owen dynamic and own group. Sometimes such groups get strong because to be used to controll buisniss or developments. (Think about russian OC groups).

If you think about OC you should never forget such social political developments.

South Europe have a hard time. I guess a lot legit people are involved in dirty work.

I agree 100% Nitro.

Two brothers who are key figures in the investigation.

The brothers’ names popped up in court during the compilation of evidence against David Gatt, a former police inspector who had allegedly masterminded the foiled heist of HSBC’s Qormi headquarters back in 2010. Gatt, a freemason who co-founded the breakaway Grand Lodge of Malta, was acquitted of all charges related to the bank robbery earlier this year. Police sources say Gatt is not implicated in the murder so far.

all the most powerful maltese gangsters are connected to italian mafia (mostly sicilian mafia)
sicilians supply local drug market and are strongly involved in gambling, constructions, money laundering in general

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/vi...-Gurioli.667107

Mafia spreads its tentacles - Enrico Gurioli

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/vi...crusader.667824

Watch: Malta is the ‘centre of corruption’ - anti-Mafia crusader

https://lovinmalta.com/news/malta-investigation-to-root-out-mafia-from-gaming-companies

Malta Investigation To Root Out Mafia From Gaming Companies
The investigation comes after 'several reports' from the Italian authorities

malta politicians are linked with italian mafia, they do something only if italian police advice them to investigate, if not they just don't care

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articl...-worried-by-lack-of-collaboration.670693

Lack of collaboration with anti-Mafia authorities worries gaming regulator
Wants to start collaboration with Anti-Mafia Commission in Italy

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/84637/italian_gaming_interests_becoming_more_highrisk

Italian gaming interests becoming more high-risk

http://www.thenational.scot/news/16031194.Malta_is_the_booming_indy_state_we_DON_T_want_to_emulate/

Malta is the booming indy state we DON'T want to emulate

https://www.euractiv.com/section/po...g-of-journalists-is-mafia-show-of-force/

The Brief – Killing of journalists is mafia show of force

https://euobserver.com/news/141119

Journalist murder shocks Slovakia

so probably the Ndrangheta too right ?

yes