Years of Lead (Italy)
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The Years of Lead were a period of social and political turmoil in Italy that lasted from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, marked by a wave of both far-left and far-right political terrorism.
Aftermath of Bologna massacre railway station bombing by the neo-fascist Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari in 1980, which killed 85 people in the deadliest attack during the Years of Lead
A passage of the funerals of the victims of the Piazza Fontana bombing. The funeral march goes through Milan Cathedral Square. Milan, 12 December 1969
Renato Curcio in 2008
Junio Valerio Borghese
Bologna massacre
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The Bologna massacre was a terrorist bombing of the Bologna Centrale railway station in Bologna, Italy, on the morning of 2 August 1980, which killed 85 people and wounded over 200. Several members of
Years of Lead (Italy)
…the Italian Communist Party. Major attacks of the period include the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing, the 1974 Piazza della Loggia bombing, and the 1980 Bologna Massacre, all committed by neo-fascist or far-right groups. Meanwhile, the 1978 kidnapping and murder of former prime minister Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades…
Bystanders assisting the rescue operation
Rescuers carrying a victim
Funerals of the victims