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The sinking of the Belgrano

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The Argentine ship, General Belgrano, was sunk by a British submarine during the Falklands War on 2nd of May 1982. 323 people died in the attack. Dario Volonte, now an opera singer, was one of the survivors and in 2014 he spoke to Louise Hidalgo about the attack.

Photo: The General Belgrano. (Credit: Getty Images)

Published on Monday, 2nd May 2022.

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