Mafia plot thickens: Successor of "Pershing" escapes death in car explosion

Zygmunt R., considered to be one of the most important bosses of the Pruszkow mafia, was badly hurt after a bomb exploded yesterday under his car. Police suspect that the bomb, placed at the front of the car, was detonated through radio transmission. The mafia boss was thrown out of his car through the windshield. Zygmunt R. is well known to police for his attempts to influence legitimate companies and smaller gangs in order to take a share of their profits. Those who refused to cooperate were tortured and beaten. Many theories are circulating on the motives behind Zygmunt R.'s recent brush with death. One asserts that the murder attempt resulted from fights within the Pruszkow mafia. The incident was not the first attempt to kill Zygmunt R. (Rzeczpospolita, page A5) M.M.