Bologna bombing
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| Date | 2 August 1980 10:25 AM |
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| Location | Bologna Central Station, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 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. |
| Perpetrators | Operation Gladio/Italy |
| Blamed on | communists |
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]