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Aviation
Accidents
Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870
, an
Aerolinee Itavia
Douglas DC9
crashed into the
Tyrrhenian Sea
between
Ponza
and
Ustica
killing all 81 passengers and crew. The aircraft was performing a flight between
Bologna
and
Palermo
. It is believed to have been brought down by an explosion either by a bomb placed in the rear lavatory either by a missile of unknown origin.
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