Ustica disaster caused by a bomb on the plane |
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BOLOGNA - The cause of the massacre of Itavia D9 June 27, 1980 that crashed in the sea of Ustica, killing 81 people was putting a bomb in the toilet. Not another plane passing grazing did collapse the airplane, let alone a missile. Carlo Giovanardi, undersecretary of Presidency of Council, has convened a press conference in Bologna, in the Prefecture, to reiterate this. "That night in the skies of Ustica, Giovanardi said, citing "all the Nato's documentation", there was not an air battle. There are no Planes flying at that hour in the vicinity of DC9. They were at 500 kilometers, or in the area but three hours later".
Inevitably ask Giovanardi (which confirmed to speak on behalf of the Government) if it considers the investigation opened in Rome useless, since the assumption of an air battle and that the government has signed the letters rogatory. "French and Americans have answered dozens of times, there are also personal letters of Clinton and Chirac who say "is not our fault". But, he added, " the Minister Frattini, if the court ask him, has the obligation to sign."
In the room there were some relatives of victims, including brothers Lachina Montegrotto (Padova) who lost, just children, their parents. "It's a shame, we are tired. Who should I believe in this Italy? To Priore, to you or Cossiga?" asked Elisabetta (one of the brothers) to Giovanardi. "It's easy enough to tarnish the good work of a magistrate ...", said coming out of the museum which houses the remains of the plane. |