Via D'Amelio bombing

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The Via D'Amelio bombing was a 1992 Mafia car-bomb attack in Palermo that assassinated anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and his police escort, becoming a pivotal event in Italy’s fight against organized crime.

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instanceOf Mafia crime
car bombing
historical event
mass murder
terrorist attack
alsoKnownAs Strage di Via D'Amelio NERFINISHED
city Palermo NERFINISHED
commemoratedIn Italy NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn 19 July
context Italian anti-Mafia struggle of the early 1990s
controversy allegations of misdirection and false testimony in early investigations
country Italian Republic NERFINISHED
Italy
date 1992-07-19
explosiveDevice Fiat 126 packed with explosives
hasConsequence public outrage against Cosa Nostra
strengthening of anti-Mafia legislation in Italy
hasMemorial memorial in Via D'Amelio, Palermo
investigatedBy Italian judiciary NERFINISHED
anti-Mafia prosecutors
killed Agostino Catalano NERFINISHED
Claudio Traina NERFINISHED
Emanuela Loi NERFINISHED
Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED
Vincenzo Li Muli NERFINISHED
Walter Eddie Cosina NERFINISHED
languageOfName Italian
legalOutcome multiple Mafia members convicted
location Palermo NERFINISHED
Sicily NERFINISHED
Via Mariano D'Amelio NERFINISHED
method car bomb
motive intimidation of the Italian state
retaliation against anti-Mafia investigations
notableFor assassination of anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino
impact on Italy's fight against organized crime
numberOfDeaths 6
occurredAfter Capaci bombing NERFINISHED
partOf Mafia–state conflict in Italy
perpetrator Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED
Sicilian Mafia NERFINISHED
region Sicily
relatedPerson Giovanni Falcone NERFINISHED
relatedTo Capaci bombing NERFINISHED
target Borsellino's police escort
Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED
time 16:58
victim Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED
members of Borsellino's escort
year 1992

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Paolo Borsellino notableEvent Via D'Amelio bombing