The attack took place at the Great Synagogue of Rome in the historic district of Rome on Saturday morning, at 11:55 a.m.[2] As the families of the local Jewish community began leaving with their children from the back entrance to the synagogue,[3] five[1][4] elegantly dressed[4] armed Palestinian attackers walked calmly[4] up to the back entrance of the synagogue and threw at least three[4] hand grenades[1] at the crowd, and afterwards sprayed the crowd with sub-machine gun fire.

[1] In addition, 37 civilians were injured, among them Stefano's brother, 4-year-old Gadiel Taché, who was shot in the head and chest.

[7] Nevertheless, one of the assailants was identified as Osama Abdel al-Zomar, an alleged member of the Abu Nidal terrorist organization.

I want to remember only one name: Stefano Taché, who was killed in the cowardly terrorist attack on the synagogue in Rome in October 1982.

On 11 December 2021, the Times of Israel published an article claiming that the Government of Italy knew about the attack beforehand and had reduced security as part of a secret agreement with the PLO from 1973.