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Piazza della Loggia bombing

1974 crimes in Italy1974 disasters in ItalyBresciaImprovised explosive device bombings in ItalyMass murder in 1974
Neo-fascist attacks in ItalyTerrorist incidents in Europe in 1974Terrorist incidents in Italy in the 1970sYears of Lead (Italy)
Palazzo della Loggia e piazza Brescia
Palazzo della Loggia e piazza Brescia

The Piazza della Loggia bombing (Italian: attentato di Piazza della Loggia) was a bombing that took place on the morning of 28 May 1974, in Brescia, Italy during an anti-fascist protest. The terrorist attack killed eight people and wounded 102. The bomb was placed inside a rubbish bin at the east end of the square. In 2015, a Court of appeal in Milan issued a final life sentence to Ordine Nuovo members Carlo Maria Maggi and Maurizio Tramonte for ordering the bombing, closing one of the longest-running cases on terrorism during Italy's years of lead.

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Piazza della Loggia bombing
Piazza della Loggia, Brescia

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Piazza della Loggia 6
25121 Brescia (Zona Centro)
Lombardy, Italy
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Palazzo della Loggia e piazza Brescia
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Old Cathedral, Brescia
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