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| − | Former [[Italian President]] [[Francesco Cossiga]] attributed the cause of the crash | + | '''Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870''' crashed on 27 June 1980, killing all on board, while en route from Bologna to Palermo. |
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| + | ==Causes== | ||
| + | Former [[Italian President]] [[Francesco Cossiga]] attributed the cause of the crash to a missile fired from a [[French Navy]] aircraft. On 23 January 2013 Italy's top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a missile.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news |title=Italian court: Missile caused 1980 Mediterranean plane crash; Italy must pay compensation |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=23 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italian-court-missile-caused-1980-mediterranean-plane-crash-italy-must-pay-compensation/2013/01/28/8337ede8-6976-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html}}</ref> | ||
In June 2010, Italian President [[Giorgio Napolitano]] urged all Italian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last=Troendle|first=Stefan|publisher=Tagesschau|title=Napolitano fordert Aufklärung des Absturzes von Ustica|date=27 June 2010|url=http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ustica108.html|accessdate=27 June 2010|quote=Zum Jahrestag der Flugzeugkatastrophe von Ustica hat Italiens Staatspräsident Giorgio Napolitano alle staatlichen Stellen aufgefordert, daran mitzuarbeiten, das Unglück endlich aufzuklären. Es müsse eine befriedigende und ehrliche Rekonstruktion der Ereignisse stattfinden, damit alle Unklarheiten beseitigt würden.}}</ref> | In June 2010, Italian President [[Giorgio Napolitano]] urged all Italian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last=Troendle|first=Stefan|publisher=Tagesschau|title=Napolitano fordert Aufklärung des Absturzes von Ustica|date=27 June 2010|url=http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ustica108.html|accessdate=27 June 2010|quote=Zum Jahrestag der Flugzeugkatastrophe von Ustica hat Italiens Staatspräsident Giorgio Napolitano alle staatlichen Stellen aufgefordert, daran mitzuarbeiten, das Unglück endlich aufzuklären. Es müsse eine befriedigende und ehrliche Rekonstruktion der Ereignisse stattfinden, damit alle Unklarheiten beseitigt würden.}}</ref> | ||
| + | ==Legal Action== | ||
In September 2011 the Palermo civil tribunal ordered the Italian government to pay 100 million euros ($137 million) in civil damages to the relatives of the victims for failure to protect the flight and for concealing the truth and destroying evidence.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Italy court fines government $137 million over mysterious crash of plane over Ustica |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=13 September 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-court-fines-government-137-million-over-mysterious-crash-of-plane-over-ustica/2011/09/13/gIQArlRxPK_story.html }}</ref> | In September 2011 the Palermo civil tribunal ordered the Italian government to pay 100 million euros ($137 million) in civil damages to the relatives of the victims for failure to protect the flight and for concealing the truth and destroying evidence.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Italy court fines government $137 million over mysterious crash of plane over Ustica |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=13 September 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-court-fines-government-137-million-over-mysterious-crash-of-plane-over-ustica/2011/09/13/gIQArlRxPK_story.html }}</ref> | ||
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In April 2015 the appeals court in Palermo confirmed the rulings of the Palermo civil tribunal of 2011 and rejected the appeal by the state attorney.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ustica, Corte d’Appello conferma: "Il Dc-9 venne abbattuto da un missile" |date=8 April 2015 |newspaper=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]] |url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2015/04/08/ustica-corte-dappello-conferma-dc-9-venne-abbattuto-missile/1573006 }}</ref> | In April 2015 the appeals court in Palermo confirmed the rulings of the Palermo civil tribunal of 2011 and rejected the appeal by the state attorney.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ustica, Corte d’Appello conferma: "Il Dc-9 venne abbattuto da un missile" |date=8 April 2015 |newspaper=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]] |url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2015/04/08/ustica-corte-dappello-conferma-dc-9-venne-abbattuto-missile/1573006 }}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 13:21, 13 December 2017
 The reconstructed plane | |
| Date | 27 June 1980 |
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| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea, near Ustica, Italy |
| Interest of | Ivo Nutarelli |
Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 
Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashed on 27 June 1980, killing all on board, while en route from Bologna to Palermo.
Contents
Causes
Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga attributed the cause of the crash to a missile fired from a French Navy aircraft. On 23 January 2013 Italy's top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a missile.[1]
In June 2010, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano urged all Italian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the incident.[2]
Legal Action
In September 2011 the Palermo civil tribunal ordered the Italian government to pay 100 million euros ($137 million) in civil damages to the relatives of the victims for failure to protect the flight and for concealing the truth and destroying evidence.[3]
Finally, on 23 January 2013, Italy’s top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a stray missile and confirming the lower court's order that the Italian government must pay compensation.[1]
In April 2015 the appeals court in Palermo confirmed the rulings of the Palermo civil tribunal of 2011 and rejected the appeal by the state attorney.[4]
Witness
| Witness | Description |
|---|---|
| Ivo Nutarelli | Italian Air Force pilot witnessing or participating in the events around the shoot down of flight Itavia Flight 870 in 1980. Died in deadly acrobatic show accident in 1988. |
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