Berlusconi plotted to have Gaddafi assassinated
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi plotted to have Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi assassinated by the secret services, Italy's Il Fatto Quotidiano daily said Thursday, sparking a heated denial from the magnate's spokesman.
In a last-ditch attempt to save his government, Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the mafia for the latest sex scandal, claiming the underworld had framed him in reprisal for the recent police successes.