Campobello

American

[kam-puh-bel-oh] / ˌkæm pəˈbɛl oʊ /

noun

an island in SE Canada, in New Brunswick province.

Campobello British

/ ˌkæmpəˈbɛləʊ /

noun

an island in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of SE Canada: part of New Brunswick province. Area: about 52 sq km (20 sq miles). Pop: 1195 (2001)

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Police say he spent much of 2022 hiding in Campobello di Mazara, a town of about 11,000, a short drive from his mother's house in western Sicily.

From Reuters

The apartment, in the town of Campobello di Mazara, is in a modest building just a few kilometres away from the boss's home town of Castelvetrano.

From Reuters

Police believe he spent much of the last year hiding in plain sight in Campobello di Mazara, a town of some 11,000 inhabitants, just a short drive from his mother's house.

From Reuters

Reuters interviewed dozens of residents on the streets of Campobello and from his nearby hometown of Castelvetrano, as well as prosecutors and police who helped track him down.

From Reuters

Bonafede has confirmed knowing Messina Denaro since their youth and has acknowledged buying the mobster a flat in Campobello di Mazara, prosecutors said.

From Reuters

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