Cima Vallona ambush
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The Cima Vallona ambush (Italian: Strage di Cima Vallona) was a double improvised explosive device attack on Italian security forces at Cima Vallona, Provincia di Belluno. The ambush was carried out on 26 June 1967 by members of the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee, a paramilitary organization seeking the independence of German-speaking South Tyrol from Italy. The first explosion, involving the use of a landmine, struck a patrol of Alpini from the Italian Army, called in after the bombing of an electricity pylon. A second patrol, this time composed by Carabinieri, bore the full blast of a booby-trap while searching the area of the previous attack. One Alpini and three Carabinieri were killed, while a fourth Carabiniere survived with serious injuries.
Cima Vallona ambush | |
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Part of South Tyrol insurgency | |
Location | Cima Vallona, Province of Belluno, Italy |
Coordinates | 46°38′57.09″N 12°32′42.56″E |
Date | 25 June 1967 5:30 am (first incident) |
Target | Italian security forces |
Attack type | Trip-wire bombing |
Weapons | Land mine IED |
Deaths | 3 Carabinieri 1 Alpino |
Injured | 1 Carabiniere |
Perpetrator | South Tyrolean Liberation Committee |