Italicus Express bombing 1974
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The Italicus Express was a night train of the Italian Railways on which, in the early hours of August 4, 1974, a bomb exploded killing 12 and injuring 48. The train was travelling from Rome to Munich on Bologna–Florence railway line. The bomb had been placed in the 5th passenger car of the train and exploded at 1.23 AM. The explosion would have been even stronger if the train had exploded inside San Benedetto Val di Sambro tunnel. Former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was on the same train on August 3, but alighted before the explosion.
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[edit] Claim of responsibility
The Fascist terrorist group Ordine Nero issued a statement in these terms:
"We took revenge for Giancarlo Esposti. We wanted to show the nation that we can place a bomb anywhere we want, whenever and however we please. Let us see in autumn; we will drown democracy under a mountain of dead."
Giancarlo Esposti was killed on 30 May 1974 according to Novopress [1] [2]. This was two days after the Piazza della Loggia bombing.
[edit] List of victims
- Elena Donatini
- Nicola Buffi
- Herbert Kotriner
- Nunzio Russo
- Maria Santina Carraro
- Marco Russo
- Tsugufumi Fukada
- Antidio Medaglia
- Elena Celli
- Raffaella Garosi
- Wìlbelmus Jacobus Hanema
- Silver Sirotti
[edit] See also
- strategy of tension
- Anni di piombo ("years of lead")
- Giorgio Bocca, author of "Gli anni del terrorismo"
- List of terrorist incidents, 1974
