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In the following days the central square of Bologna, Piazza Maggiore, hosted large-scale demonstrations of indignation and protest among the population, in which were not spared harsh criticism and protests addressed to government representatives, who attended the funerals of the victims celebrated in the Basilica San Petronio on August 6.

The only applause was reserved for the Italian President Sandro Pertini, who arrived by helicopter in Bologna at 17. 30 on the day of the massacre, and said in tears in front of reporters: " I have no words, we are facing the most criminal enterprise that has ever taken place in Italy.