Terrorist attack

Malga Sasso barracks bombing

9 Sep 1966 · 47.00° N, 11.49° E

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9 Sep 1966
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Terrorist attack
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47.00° N, 11.49° E

Malga Sasso barracks bombing

1966 bombing in Italy

The Malga Sasso bombing was a major bomb attack on an Italian Guardia di Finanza outpost not far from the Brennero pass, in the Province of Bolzano, near the border with Austria. The attack was carried out on 9 September 1966 by members of the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee (BAS), a paramilitary organization seeking the independence of German-speaking South Tyrol from Italy.

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