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|ON_constitutes=terrorism | |ON_constitutes=terrorism | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 15 April 2019
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Date | 2 August 1980 10:25 AM |
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Location | Bologna Central Station, Italy |
Perpetrators | Operation Gladio/Italy |
Blamed on | communists |
Type | bombing |
Deaths | 85 |
Injured (non-fatal) | 200 |
Description | A murderous attack on the Italian public, carried out by the MI6/CIA led Operation Gladio, blamed on communists, as part of a wider program to prevent their electoral success in Italy. |
The RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database, a compilation of data from 1972 through 2009, does not include this event.
Legal cases
In 1988, 13 people were convicted of involvement in the bombing, only to be cleared at a first appeal two years later.[1]
Retrial
In 1993 the Italian Supreme Court annulled the decision of the appeal court and ordered a new trial.[1]
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:1980 Massacre in Bologna | article | 6 July 2005 | Thierry Meyssan | |
Document:Gladio - The Secret U.S. War To Subvert Italian Democracy | essay | 23 February 1996 | Arthur E. Rowse |
The Official Culprit
Name | Description |
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Communism | Ideology of the USSR. |
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