“On the anniversary day, we renew the Republic’s feelings of closeness and sharing with the families of the victims and the many injured” of the Italicus massacre, says the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarellaon the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the attack. On the night between 3 and 4 August 1974, on the Apennine stretch between Florence and Bologna, inside the tunnel shortly after 1:00 a.m., a bomb placed on carriage number 5 exploded. The Head of State added: “In the bloody chain of the season of massacres by the Italian far right, of which the Italicus massacre is a significant part, the neo-fascist matrix emerges, as underlined by the sentence of the Court of Cassation and the conclusions of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the P2 lodge, even if the judicial proceedings have not led to the express conviction of those responsible”.
“The bomb on the Italicus is a forgotten massacre. My brother Silver died 50 years ago to save others, but for the Italian justice there are no guilty parties”
by Luca Sancini
Fifty years ago, the terrorist strategy, Mattarella recalls, “which aimed to destabilize the Republic hit the Italicus train in San Benedetto Val di Sambro, sowing death and pain. It was a convoy headed to Germany, crowded with travelers, many of whom were migrants returning to work. Eleven passengers died in the fire that followed the explosion. The twelfth victim was a railway worker, Silver Sirottigold medal for civil valor for his heroism: he lost his life saving many others. His generosity, combined with great courage, constitutes an everlasting testimony to those values of humanity and solidarity, which the assassins and their accomplices wanted to eradicate”.
The message from the President of the Senate is also on social media, Ignatius LaRussa: “It is with deep emotion that we remember the terrible massacre of the Italicus. 50 years after this attack of neo-fascist origin – as established by the Court of Cassation – we renew our pain and we join the families of the victims and the survivors for a wound that is still open”, he wrote on Facebook.
“Today the painful memory of another vile terrorist attack that has bloodied the history of the country returns: the Italicus massacre, of which the neo-fascist origin is evident, takes us back to fifty years ago – the words of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana – We will never forget those events, those who died as a result of the explosion, the injured and we will never forget the heroic gesture of Silver Sirotti from Forlì, who sacrificed his life to rescue the passengers. Honoring his memory means keeping the lights of remembrance on and continuing to walk with determination on the path of truth and justice”, concludes Fontana expressing closeness “to the families of the victims and to the communities that witnessed this tragedy”.
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– 2024-08-04 10:52:55
