AP. 10 December 2002. Group says Genoa bombings a response to police
killing of protester at G-8 summit.
GENOA -- A previously unknown group claimed responsibility Tuesday for
bombings at a Genoa police station the day before, saying they were a
response to the death of a protester during riots last year.
The group, calling itself "July 20th," sent several letters to police and
local newspapers detailing the contents of the explosives used in the
blasts. Italian news agencies quoted Genoa's police chief, Oscar Fioriolli,
as saying the claim appeared credible.
The blasts Monday shattered windows but hurt no one.
The group's name refers to the day last year when protester Carlo Giuliani
was killed during riots at the Group of Eight summit in Genoa.
The letter said the bombings were a reaction Giuliani's death and "the
torture and systematic violence perpetuated in the streets and police
barracks in a vain attempt to repress the people's response against the G-8
summit."
Copies of the letter were sent from mailboxes close to Genoa's main
Brignole station, said Antonio Di Rosa, the editor-in-chief of local daily
Il Secolo XIX, which received one of the letters.
The letter also threatened a policeman who allegedly shot Giuliani. It said
Mario Placanica should leave the country so his relatives don't have to
"recognize his remains in a morgue."
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