Brindisi school bombing
| Brindisi school bombing | |
|---|---|
The Morvillo Falcone high school, two days after the bombing. | |
| Location | Brindisi, Apulia, Italy |
| Coordinates | 40°37′28″N 17°55′46″E / 40.6243822°N 17.9293272°E |
| Date | Saturday, 19 May 2012 7:45 a.m. (Central European Summer Time) |
| Target | Morvillo Falcone high school |
Attack type | School bombing, murder |
| Weapons | Three gas cylinder bombs |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Giovanni Vantaggiato |
The Brindisi school bombing occurred on 19 May 2012, when three gas cylinder bombs hidden in a large rubbish bin exploded in front of the Morvillo Falcone high school in Brindisi, Italy, killing a 16-year-old female student and injuring five others, one seriously.