A businessman known as the "king of pasta" in southern Italy was shot at a dozen times in his car, in an attack thought to be linked to his refusal to pay protection money to the Mafia. Ciro Moccia, owner of one of Italy's most famous pasta makers, was waiting in his Mercedes-Benz for the electric gate to open outside his home near Gragnano, south of Naples, on Friday night when a gunman came alongside on a moped and emptied his pistol.But the gunman aimed low, wounding Moccia in the leg, prompting suspicions that the shots were a warning.Moccia, who was travelling with his son at the time, is in hospital and is said to have confided to close friends that he cannot understand what he did wrong.His sister, Susanna Moccia, told Italian local media that anonymous threatening letters had arrived at the family business, La Fabbrica della Pasta di Gragnano, which he runs with his two siblings.She said he immediately informed police and that they had received no further threats.Businesses in the town of Gragnano, famous for its high-quality pasta, particularly "the caccavella", an enormous shell-shaped pasta, are regularly pressured to pay protection money to the Camorra Mafia, based in Naples.Moccia has campaigned against the practice, as well as attempts by mobsters to force businessmen to employ the Mafia's associates.The shots fired at him could also have been a warning to other businesses that have refused to pay up.Moccia, 45, wrote on Facebook: "In my life I have always and only done the right thing and created jobs honestly. Did I make a mistake?"..