3 Killed by Gunmen in Crowded Sicily Market
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PALERMO, Sicily — Two gunmen opened fire in a crowded outdoor market in this Sicilian city on Tuesday, killing three people and sending panicked shoppers scrambling for cover, authorities said.
The three victims were waiting on customers at a clothes booth when the gunmen pushed through the crowd and began shooting, police said. Their motive was not known.
The gunmen escaped on a motorscooter, which police later found abandoned and burned on a nearby street.
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