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France to hand defence documents to Italian prosecutors in Ustica case
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- France will provide defence documents to Italian prosecutors in the Ustica 1980 crash case.
- Italian prosecutors stopped plans to close the case after the transfer announcement on 3 October 2026.
- Former prime minister Giuliano Amato asked President Emmanuel Macron in 2023 to clarify France’s role.
- Victims’ families, led by former senator Daria Bonfietti, urged Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to raise the issue.