"Eight people killed. More than 100 wounded. The city of Brescia shocked. The Republic wounded. So much innocent blood was shed on the morning of May 28, 1974 in Piazza della Loggia by terror strategists and their ruthless perpetrators to destabilize democracy, attack the state. The subversive plans of neo-fascist terrorism were thwarted and foiled, in fidelity to constitutional principles. The protagonists were the Italian people, political and trade union forces, cultural and social expressions, who knew how to react by means of democratic participation". Yesterday the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, recalled the Piazza della Loggia massacre, a neo-fascist terrorist attack that shook the city of Brescia. "The verdicts have succeeded in reconstructing the circumstances and responsibilities of the attack in Brescia, highlighting its matrix and its links to right-wing subversion," the Head of State continued. "On the day of the anniversary, feelings of closeness and solidarity are addressed first and foremost to the families and descendants of those who lost their lives, to their friends and fellow workers. To the Brescian community. The country owes a debt of gratitude to the city of Brescia, which was struck to manifest its irreducible opposition to subversion. The national community is aware of how close the connection between democracy and justice is, and for this reason it feels it must express gratitude to those who have poured into civic commitment - such as the victims' family Association - the immense personal pain they have suffered". Memory is the root of the future," Mattarella concluded, "That is why today's remembrance is a message addressed especially to the younger generations, to whom the witness of coexistence, solidarity, and the common good to be recognized and preserved with care, beyond all legitimate differences of opinions and interests, is passed on".