Reactions
President Bill Clinton offered an official apology and promised monetary compensation. The then-United States Ambassador to Italy, Thomas M. Foglietta, visited the accident site and knelt in prayer, offering apologies on behalf of the United States.
The event received in Italy the name of Strage del Cermis (Italian: "The massacre of Cermis").
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