Caruana Galizia evidence may help crack previous car bomb cases

Police believe evidence gathered during the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia could help crack previous car bombing cases, the Times of Malta has learnt. Investigators who led the inquiry into the murder said the raids in Marsa, Żebbuġ and Buġibba carried out on Monday had yielded mobile phones and SIM cards, among other items of evidence, that they believe could be linked to previous car bombings. “We are going to use the same methods and technology to work backwards and see if this evidence leads us back to other serious crimes. We are confident this could be the case and hope this could be a watershed moment for us in these investigations,” the sources said. The island has seen a string of five car bombs, aside from the one which killed Ms Caruana Galizia, in just over two years, with none being solved so far. Investigators previously lamented the complex nature of such crimes, saying they were designed not to be solved. However, they yesterday seemed confident, saying they suspected a number of previous incidents to also be linked to the same gang. Other sources said that the three men charged with Ms Caruana Galizia’s murder, brothers Alfred (known...