Bologna massacre

terrorist bombing of the Central Station at Bologna, Italy
Event bomb_attack Q569287
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Bologna massacre

Summary

Bologna massacre is a bomb attack[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of bomb_attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bologna massacre is located in Bologna[3].
  • Bologna massacre is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Bologna massacre's instance of is recorded as bomb attack[5].
  • Bologna massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder[6].
  • The location of Bologna massacre was Bologna Centrale railway station[7].
  • Bologna massacre's Commons category is recorded as Neofascist bombing at Bologna (1980)[8].
  • Bologna massacre's armament is recorded as improvised explosive device[9].
  • Bologna massacre's target is recorded as Bologna Centrale railway station[10].
  • Bologna massacre's target is recorded as strategy of tension in Italy[11].
  • Bologna massacre took place on August 2, 1980[12].
  • Bologna massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.50597222222222, 'lon': 11.342916666666667}[13].
  • Bologna massacre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neofascist bombing at Bologna (1980)[14].
  • Bologna massacre resulted in {'amount': '+85'} deaths[15].
  • Bologna massacre caused {'amount': '+200'} injuries[16].
  • Bologna massacre's uses is recorded as time bomb[17].
  • Bologna massacre dates from the Years of Lead[18].
  • Bologna massacre's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[19].
  • Bologna massacre's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q141394106[20].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Luigi Ciavardini[21].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Valerio Fioravanti[22].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Francesca Mambro[23].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Gilberto Cavallini[24].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Paolo Bellini[25].
  • Bologna massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Licio Gelli[26].

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When and Where

Bologna massacre occurred on August 2, 1980[12]. It took place at Bologna Centrale railway station[7]. It is in the country of Italy[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include bomb attack[5] and mass murder[6].

Outcome and Impact

Bologna massacre resulted in {'amount': '+85'} deaths[15]. It caused {'amount': '+200'} injuries[16].

Why It Matters

Bologna massacre ranks in the top 3% of bomb_attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . novecento.org. Retrieved . novecento.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . novecento.org. Retrieved . novecento.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . novecento.org. Retrieved . novecento.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . novecento.org. Retrieved . novecento.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . referio.it. Retrieved . referio.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . referio.it. Retrieved . referio.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . novecento.org. Retrieved . novecento.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . referio.it. Retrieved . referio.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . rsi.ch. Retrieved . rsi.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Giaccai · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q141394106
    Target → Bologna Centrale railway station, strategy of tension in Italy
    Perpetrator → Luigi Ciavardini, Valerio Fioravanti, Francesca Mambro +3
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P585]]: 2 August 1980"
  2. 4w ago · Frettie · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → ph1308000
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q141372905 */"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Uses → —
    Point in time → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bologna
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556986305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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