Piazza Fontana bombing
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| Date | 16:37 12 December, 1969 |
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| Location | Piazza Fontana, Milan, Italy |
| Perpetrators | Operation Gladio |
| Blamed on | Carlo Digilio, Ordine Nuovo |
| Type | • Mass murder • bombing |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 88 |
| Description | An act of terrorism carried out by NATO backed groups to try prevent the electoral success of the Italian communist party. |
The Piazza Fontana massacre occurred on 12 December, 1969.
Investigation
The accused were Franco Freda, Giovanni Ventura, Marco Pozzan, Antonio Massari, Angelo Ventura, Luigi Ventura, Franco Comacchio, Giancarlo Marchesin, Ida Zanon, Ruggero Pan, Claudio Orsi, Claudio Mutti, Pietro Loredan, Gianadelio Maletti, Antonio Labruna, Guido Giannettini, Gaetano Tanzilli, Stefano Serpieri, Stefano Delle Chiaie, Udo Lemke, Pietro Valpreda, Mario Merlino, Emilio Bagnoli, Roberto Gargamelli, Ivo Della Savia, Enrico Di Cola, Maddalena Valpreda, Ele Lovati Valpreda, Rachele Torri and Olimpia Torri Lovati.[1]
Purposes
Vinciguerra has stated that the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing was intended to push then Interior Minister Mariano Rumor to declare a state of emergency.[2]
The Official Culprits
| Name | Description |
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| Carlo Digilio | |
| Ordine Nuovo | A fascist group set up under the Italian Operation Gladio |
