Italian General Bruno Stano (Bruno Stano) sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for having failed to protect the base in the northern Iraqi city of Nasiriya, where during a suicide bombing in 2003 killed 19 Italians. This is the website reported BBC News.
The prosecution last year was, and still two officers. One was acquitted, the other - waiting for a court decision. All three were accused of approval lapses in protecting their base in Nasiriyah.
Terrorist Attack occurred in November 2003. At the base area entered the truck with explosives and blew up. Part of the building where the men collapsed, the fire started. 12 of the 19 Italians killed were policemen, five men - soldiers, two - civilians. Killed eight people, wounding 80. It was the biggest loss of Italy as a result of hostilities since the Second World War.
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