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The ”’Capitole train bombing”’ was the bombing of a [[Le Capitole (train)|Le Capitole]] train on the [[Paris]]-[[Toulouse]] [[express train|express]] near [[Limoges]] on 28 March 1982. The attack killed five people and injured 28 others.<ref name=”upi”/> |
The ”’Capitole train bombing”’ was the bombing of a [[Le Capitole (train)|Le Capitole]] train on the [[Paris]]-[[Toulouse]] [[express train|express]] near [[Limoges]] on 28 March 1982. The attack killed five people and injured 28 others.<ref name=”upi”/> |
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On March 28, 1982, a high-speed [[Capitole (train)|Capitole]] was travelling between [[Paris]] and [[Toulouse]] when bomb exploded in the first of the fifteen passenger cars.<ref name=”lat”/> The bomb exploded at about 9:30 p.m. when the train was near the town of [[Ambazac]], about {{convert|15|mi|km}} northeast of [[Limoges]], about three hours after the train had left Paris.<ref name=”lat”/><ref name=”mi0330″/> The train, which carried between 300 and 400 passengers, was traveling at between {{convert|87|mph|kph}} when it exploded |
On March 28, 1982, a high-speed [[Capitole (train)|Capitole]] was travelling between [[Paris]] and [[Toulouse]] when bomb exploded in the first of the fifteen passenger cars.<ref name=”lat”/> The bomb exploded at about 9:30 p.m. when the train was near the town of [[Ambazac]], about {{convert|15|mi|km}} northeast of [[Limoges]], about three hours after the train had left Paris.<ref name=”lat”/><ref name=”mi0330″/> The train, which carried between 300 and 400 passengers, was traveling at between {{convert|87|mph|kph}} when it exploded.<ref name=”lat”/><ref name=”mi0330″/> The engineer was able to bring the train to a halt after about a mile without it derailing, but wreckage blocked the track in both directions of travel between Limoges and [[Châteauroux]].<ref name=”lat”/><ref name=”modbee”/> Three of the cars on the train were severely damaged and two of the blast victims were thrown {{convert|160|ft|m}} from the train.<ref name=”modbee”/> More than 200 rescuers arrived to help free passengers that were trapped in the train, a process that took several hours.<ref name=”modbee”/> Rescuers had to walk more than half a mile (1km) down the tracks to reach the wreckage.<ref name=”mi0330″/> After the passengers were freed, the train was towed to the train station in Ambazac.<ref name=”mi0330″/> |
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The bombing was the first time that train passengers in France had been killed by an explosion of a criminal nature.<ref name=”mi0330″/> Two other train blasts had occurred in France before, that caused only minor injuries.<ref name=”mi0330″/> The bombing was claimed by a group calling itself “International Terrorist Friends of Carlos”, and was later attributed to [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]] terrorist [[Carlos the Jackal]]. In 2011 Carlos was convicted for the bombing whilst he was already serving [[life imprisonment]].<ref name=”bbc”/> The attack was followed with the [[April 1982 Paris car bombing|bombing of an anti-Syrian newspaper office]] in Paris in April.<ref name=”thelocal”/><ref name=”nyt”/> |
The bombing was the first time that train passengers in France had been killed by an explosion of a criminal nature.<ref name=”mi0330″/> Two other train blasts had occurred in France before, that caused only minor injuries.<ref name=”mi0330″/> The bombing was claimed by a group calling itself “International Terrorist Friends of Carlos”, and was later attributed to [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]] terrorist [[Carlos the Jackal]]. In 2011 Carlos was convicted for the bombing whilst he was already serving [[life imprisonment]].<ref name=”bbc”/> The attack was followed with the [[April 1982 Paris car bombing|bombing of an anti-Syrian newspaper office]] in Paris in April.<ref name=”thelocal”/><ref name=”nyt”/> |
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Revision as of 20:43, 25 November 2025
1982 bombing of Paris-Toulouse express train
The Capitole train bombing was the bombing of a Le Capitole train on the Paris–Toulouse express near Limoges on 28 March 1982. The attack killed five people and injured 28 others.[1]
Bombing
On March 28, 1982, a high-speed Le Capitole was travelling between Paris and Toulouse when bomb exploded in the first of the fifteen passenger cars.[2] The bomb exploded at about 9:30 p.m. when the train was near the town of Ambazac, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Limoges, about three hours after the train had left Paris.[2][3] The train, which carried between 300 and 400 passengers, was traveling at between 87 miles per hour (140 km/h) when it exploded.[2][3] The engineer was able to bring the train to a halt after about a mile without it derailing, but wreckage blocked the track in both directions of travel between Limoges and Châteauroux.[2][4] Three of the cars on the train were severely damaged and two of the blast victims were thrown 160 feet (49 m) from the train.[4] More than 200 rescuers arrived to help free passengers that were trapped in the train, a process that took several hours.[4] Rescuers had to walk more than half a mile (1km) down the tracks to reach the wreckage.[3] After the passengers were freed, the train was towed to the train station in Ambazac.[3]
The bombing was the first time that train passengers in France had been killed by an explosion of a criminal nature.[3] Two other train blasts had occurred in France before, that caused only minor injuries.[3] The bombing was claimed by a group calling itself “International Terrorist Friends of Carlos”, and was later attributed to Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In 2011 Carlos was convicted for the bombing whilst he was already serving life imprisonment.[5] The attack was followed with the bombing of an anti-Syrian newspaper office in Paris in April.[6][7]
