Italy's president marks anniversary of Bologna Massacre

Deadly terrorist attack struck Bologna on this day in 1980. Italian president Sergio Mattarella on Sunday recalled the victims of the Bologna Massacre in which 85 people were killed and 200 were injured on 2 August 1980. In a statement to mark the 46th anniversary of the atrocity, Mattarella expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the most deadly attack in Italy since the end of world war two. The no-warning bombing occurred at Bologna Centrale railway station during the so-called Anni di Piombo, or Years of Lead, a period of social turmoil and political violence in Italy from the late 1960s until the 1980s. Five members of far-right terrorist groups were subsequently convicted in relation to the Bologna massacre, while investigations also uncovered alleged links to Italy's secret services. Mattarella statement "The profound mark left by the massacre of 2 August 1980, at the Bologna train station is engraved in the history of the Republic and in the conscience of Italians" - Mattarella said in a statement - "The infinite pain for so many defenceless victims, women, men, and children; the emotion for the anguish and suffering of their families; the dismay at the destruction wrought at the heart of civil life in the city and the entire nation are renewed today, as on every anniversary." The president said the anniversary of the tragedy serves to "reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding a future built on the values of freedom, justice, and democracy - the values that the neo-fascist strategy of terror sought to destroy. That commitment, that solidarity that Bologna and Italy as a whole were able to offer to prevent the assassins and their accomplices from succeeding in their attempt to subvert constitutional principles, undermine coexistence, and undermine social achievements. The Italian people defeated them in the arduous search for the truth." Clock frozen in time The clock at Bologna Centrale railway station is fixed permanently at 10.25 to commemorate the exact moment of the actrocity. For details of the official commemorative events being held in Bologna to mark the 46th anniversary of the bombing, see the city's website. Photo Ministero della Difesa

WIRE — Deadly terrorist attack struck Bologna on this day in 1980. Italian president Sergio Mattarella on Sunday recalled the victims of the Bologna Massacre in which 85 people were killed and 200 were injured on 2 August 1980. In a statement to mark the 46th anniversary of the atrocity, Mattarella expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the most deadly attack in Italy since the end of world war two. The no-warning bombing occurred at Bologna Centrale railway station during the so-called Anni di Piombo, or Years of Lead, a period of social turmoil and political violence in Italy from the late 1960s until the 1980s. Five members of far-right terrorist groups were subsequently convicted in relation to the Bologna massacre, while investigations also uncovered alleged links to Italy's secret services. Mattarella statement "The profound mark left by the massacre of 2 August 1980, at the Bologna train station is engraved in the history of the Republic and in the conscience of Italians" - Mattarella said in a statement - "The infinite pain for so many defenceless victims, women, men, and children; the emotion for the anguish and suffering of their families; the dismay at the destruction wrought at the heart of civil life in the city and the entire nation are renewed today, as on every anniversary." The president said the anniversary of the tragedy serves to "reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding a future built on the values of freedom, justice, and democracy - the values that the neo-fascist strategy of terror sought to destroy. That commitment, that solidarity that Bologna and Italy as a whole were able to offer to prevent the assassins and their accomplices from succeeding in their attempt to subvert constitutional principles, undermine coexistence, and undermine social achievements. The Italian people defeated them in the arduous search for the truth." Clock frozen in time The clock at Bologna Centrale railway station is fixed permanently at 10.25 to commemorate the exact moment of the actrocity. For details of the official commemorative events being held in Bologna to mark the 46th anniversary of the bombing, see the city's website. Photo Ministero della Difesa

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