General view of Bologna Central station

General view of Bologna Central station and of wagons of the Ancona-Chiasso train pictured on August 02, 1980 in Bologna after a terrorist bombing which killed 85 people and wounded more than 200. At 10:25 am., August 02, a timed improvised explosive device (IED) contained in an unattended suitcase detonated inside an air-conditioned waiting room, which, the month being August (and with air conditioning being uncommon in Italy at the time), was crammed full of people. The IED was made of TNT, T4 and a “Compound B”, also known as Composition B. The explosion destroyed most of the main building and hit the Ancona?Chiasso train that was waiting at the first platform. The attack has been attributed to the neo-fascist terrorist organization, Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

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