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History Porn part LVII: history in 24 amazing pictures


Exactly 50 years ago: when terror struck Switzerland

A bomb exploded in a Swissair plane 50 years ago. 47 people died in Würenlingen. Memories of the crime.

It is still one of the greatest crimes in Swiss history. The plane crash that killed the village of Würenlingen almost 50 years ago claimed 47 lives. On a Saturday, February 21, 1970, shortly after noon, a Swissair Coronado crashed into the forest between the village and the PSI research institute. The Beznau nuclear power plant is just under a kilometer away.

The machine started in Zurich and was on its way to Tel Aviv. Würenlingen is not on the normal route. …

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