Yesterday, Italy remembered the victims of the Bologna massacre, a neo-fascist attack on the Bologna Centrale railway station on August 2, 1980. The attack killed 85 people and injured more than 200 others. Despite the fact that the Italian justice has identified the material perpetrators and the instigators, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the motivations and possible involvement of secret organizations and "deviated" State apparatuses. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni remarked that "despite the passage of 43 years, the nation's heart and conscience continue to reverberate with the full force of that terrible explosion. And continued, "on the anniversary, I dedicate my first thought to the families. Closeness, affection, but also heartfelt gratitude for their tenacity and determination in the service of the search for truth, also through the associations that represent them, in constant contact with the Council Presidency." In his message, President Sergio Mattarella joined in the remembrance of the families: "On the anniversary, the Republic embraces the families and the city community with renewed feelings of solidarity. We stand with them, with the innocent lives that terrorism's barbarity has sought to destroy through blind violence, with the subversive and fallacious goal of destabilizing democratic institutions. Italy was able to reject the murderous subversives and their accomplices, as well as the cynical occult directors who cultivated the design of increasing tension and fear. Public opinion mobilization has aided. The institutions' commitment has been useful. The trials revealed the neo-fascist matrix of the massacre, as well as cover-ups and ignoble misdirection by secret associations and dishonest agents of state apparatuses. The pursuit of complete truth is a duty that never dies, no matter how much time has passed". It was one of the most serious terrorist acts committed in the country following World War II. To commemorate the victims, the city of Bologna took to the streets to remember the tragedy endured by the victims' families.
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