First the attack on the two researchers, then the solidarity. And the determination to move forward despite the threats. The project for the Einstein Telescope, that is the challenge for the study and capture of gravitational waves through the largest interferometer in the world to be installed more than 200 meters deep in the tunnels of the disused Sos Enattos mine in Lula in the Nuoro area, does not stop.
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The attack on August 1st
The episode of August 1st, when the cars of two researchers who had moved to the town were set on fire, did not discourage the scientific community which received the solidarity of the entire community of Lula and the Nuoro area.
Two investigations opened
Investigations have been launched on the episode and investigators are looking for useful elements to reconstruct what happened. Also in light of what happened in the past. Three years ago, in fact, an unexploded bomb was found at Sos Enattos: for that incident a file for terrorism was opened.
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The mobilization
Meanwhile, however, a real mobilization has started both in “defense” of the researchers and in support of the project which aims to revive the mining site following a path of high-level scientific research.
On August 5th, in Lula, the extraordinary City Council met, open to citizen participation and convened by Mayor Mario Calia as a moment of public confrontation.
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