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Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)

Jan 20, 201445mRating 7.5

On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy. All 81 people on board are killed. The top Italian criminal court eventually ruled on 23 January 2013 that a missile strike brought down the aircraft,[7] but controversy remains; some experts dispute this conclusion, arguing that an on-board bomb in the rear toilet was the cause. No definitive accident report was published.

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Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)

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