Mayor of Rome says she was targeted by mafia

Virginia Raggi says she was told organised crime groups planned to kill her and her family

The mayor of Rome has said organised crime groups planned to kill her and her family because she was taking them on in parts of the Italian capital where they hold sway.

Virginia Raggi became the Eternal City's first female mayor when she was elected in 2016 in a breakthrough for her party, the Five Star Movement, which now governs nationally. She is running for re-election next year.