<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libero_Grassi" id="mwAZQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Libero Grassi">Libero Grassi</a>, an Italian businessman from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo" id="mwAZU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Palermo">Palermo</a>, is killed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia" id="mwAZY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sicilian Mafia">Sicilian Mafia</a> after taking a solitary stand against their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion" id="mwAZc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Extortion">extortion</a> demands.