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197,001,000,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 78 | Greece | 8 | Western Europe | Attica | Athens | 37.99749 | 23.762728 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | U.S. Embassy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,001,000,003 | 1,970 | 1 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 101 | Japan | 4 | East Asia | Fukouka | Fukouka | 33.580412 | 130.396361 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | U.S. Consulate | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,001,010,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Cairo | 37.005105 | -89.176269 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/1/1970: Unknown African American assailants fired several bullets at police headquarters in Cairo, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties, however, one bullet narrowly missed several police officers. This attack took place during heightened racial tensions, including a Black boycott of White-owned businesses, in Cairo Illinois. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Cairo Police Department | Cairo Police Headquarters | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the Cairo Illinois Police Deparment | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Several gunshots were fired. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The Cairo Chief of Police, William Petersen, resigned as a result of the attack. | "Police Chief Quits," Washington Post, January 2, 1970. | "Cairo Police Chief Quits; Decries Local 'Militants'," Afro-American, January 10, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,020,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Uruguayan Police | Juan Maria de Lucah/Chief of Directorate of info. and intell. | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearm | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,001,020,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Edes Substation | 1/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated explosives at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company Edes substation in Oakland, California, United States. Three transformers were damaged costing an estimated $20,000 to $25,000. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | Edes Substation | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 22,500 | Three transformers were damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Damages were estimated to be between $20,000-$25,000. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,001,020,003 | 1,970 | 1 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Madison | 43.076592 | -89.412488 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/2/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, threw a firebomb at R.O.T.C. offices located within the Old Red Gym at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the fire caused around $60,000 in damages to the building. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. offices at University of Wisconsin, Madison | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New Year's Gang | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the War in Vietnam and the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb consisting of gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 60,000 | Basketball courts, weight room, swimming pool, gymnastic equipment, and lockers were destroyed. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The New Years Gang issue a communiqué to a local paper claiming that they perpetrated this attack. The New Years Gang previously attempted to firebomb the R.O.T.C. building a week earlier. As a result of the attack, police increased their presence in Madison. Karl Armstrong's girlfriend, Lynn Schultz, drove him to and from the Old Red Gym. The next day Armstrong would attempt to set a fire in the Selective Service offices in Madison. (197001030001) Karl Armstrong would be captured after participating in the deadly bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin on August 24, 1970. (197008240001) | Tom Bates, "Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath," HarperCollinsPublishing, 1992. | David Newman, Sandra Sutherland, and Jon Stewart, "The Madison Bomb Story: The Death the FBI Saw, Heard and Won't Talk About," Mother Jones, February-March, 1979. | The Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild, "Wisconsin's Past and Present: A Historical Atlas," The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,001,030,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Madison | 43.07295 | -89.386694 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/3/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, broke into the University of Wisconsin's Primate Lab and set a fire on the first floor of the building. Armstrong intended to set fire to the Madison, Wisconsin, United States, Selective Service Headquarters across the street but mistakenly confused the building with the Primate Lab. The fire caused slight damages and was extinguished almost immediately. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service Headquarters in Madison Wisconsin | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New Year's Gang | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the War in Vietnam and the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Poured gasoline on the floor and lit it with a match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Slight damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Karl Armstrong's girlfriend, Lynn Schultz, drove him to and from the Primate Lab. A day earlier Armstrong would firebomb the R.O.T.C. offices at the University of Wisconsin. (197001020003) Karl Armstrong would be captured after participating in the deadly bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin on August 24, 1970. (197008240001) | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Tom Bates, "Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath," HarperCollinsPublishing, 1992. | David Newman, Sandra Sutherland, and Jon Stewart, "The Madison Bomb Story: The Death the FBI Saw, Heard and Won't Talk About," Mother Jones, February-March, 1979. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,001,050,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Baraboo | 43.4685 | -89.744299 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | null | Badger Army ammo depot. | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,001,060,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into an Army Recruiting Station in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but damages to the station were estimated at $305. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Army Recruiting Station | Army Recruiting Station, Denver Colorado | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the draft and Vietnam War | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 305 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,001,080,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 98 | Italy | 8 | Western Europe | Lazio | Rome | 41.890961 | 12.490069 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | Trans World Airline | Flight 802 Boeing 707 | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Rifle - carbine; Pistols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | Beirut | Beirut | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | null | null | null | null | null | Hijacking DB | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,001,090,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.331685 | -83.047924 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at the Packard Properties building in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The facility housed federal employees. The building was damaged but there were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | U.S. Government housing | Packard Properties building of Detroit Michigan | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Building was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,001,090,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Rio Piedras | 18.386932 | -66.061127 | 1 | 0 | Caparra Shopping Center | 1/9/1970: The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for setting a fire at the Baker's Store in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties but the store was destroyed at a cost of $2,000,000. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | American owned business in Puerto Rico | Baker's Store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Commandos of Liberation | null | null | null | null | null | To protest United States owned businesses in Puerto Rico | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 10 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fire set in back of store | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 2,000,000 | Store destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The fire began at 8:30 PM. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed the incident but authorities did not discover any evidence proving that the fire was set intentionally. | Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, "Terroristic Activity: The Cuban Connection in Puerto Rico; Castro's Hand in Puerto Rican and U.S. Terrorism," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "No Evidence Of Arson Found In Barkers Fire," The Virgin Islands Daily News, January 13, 1970. | "Toward People's War for Independence and Socialism in Puerto Rico: In Defense of Armed Struggle," Documents and Communiqués from the Revolutionary Public Independence Movement and the Armed Clandestine Movement, January 1987. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.615385 |
197,001,100,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | null | null | null | Jurists Ball (Palais au Frankturm) | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Commune 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | Damages: none, attempted to detonate device and were unsuccessful (Jurists Ball) | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 |
197,001,110,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 11 | null | 0 | null | 65 | Ethiopia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown | null | null | 5 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Army | Soldier | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Eritrean Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.952381 |
197,001,120,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 1/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb into the vacant dean's office of James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the explosion caused minor damages. Earlier in the day anti-war and pro-Black Panther statements were discovered painted outside the walls of the school. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | High School | James Madison High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Suspected motives were to protest the Vietnam War and/or show support for the Black Panther Party and/or show support for the Young Lords. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Crudely made pipe bomb. Five inches long and a half inch thick filled with gunpowder that was connected to a fuse. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Damaged a blackboard and shattered a pane of glass. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | One half hour after the bomb explosion, an anonymous caller warned of a bomb that was going to detonated in the locker room, however this device was never found. The inscriptions on the wall of the building were "Panthers 21," "Support Young Lords," and "Americong." There was no history of racial violence at James Madison High School. | "Blast Damages Flatbush School," New York Times, January 13, 1970. | Linda Greenhouse, "Madison School Puzzled By Bomb," New York Times, January 18, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,120,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 12 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Rio Grande | 18.379998 | -65.830948 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a General Electric factory in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico during a strike. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the factory sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Electric | General Electric factory in Rio Grande Puerto Rico | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, "Terroristic Activity: The Cuban Connection in Puerto Rico; Castro's Hand in Puerto Rican and U.S. Terrorism," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Toward People's War for Independence and Socialism in Puerto Rico: In Defense of Armed Struggle," Documents and Communiqués from the Revolutionary Public Independence Movement and the Armed Clandestine Movement, January 1987. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,001,130,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed Fuson's Department Store in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the store sustained an estimated $17,000 in damages. Less than a week earlier, the store owner shot and killed an African American male attempting to rob the store. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Fuson's Department Store | Fuson's Department Store, Seattle Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Retaliation for the store owner who shot and killed an African American attempting to commit a robbery at his store. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 17,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The store was a White owned business operating in a predominantly African American neighborhood. Before the firebombing, the Fuson's received many threats against their store. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,140,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 14 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Champaign | 40.116748 | -88.23927 | 1 | 0 | Champaign Police Department | 1/14/1970: Suspected Black militants threw two firebombs into the Champaign Police Department in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The building was damaged and one police officer was severely burned. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Police Department | Champaign Police Department | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb thrown through window | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Peter F. Nardulli and Jeffrey M. Stonecash, "Politics, Professionalism, and Urban Services," Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain, Publishers, Inc. 1981. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.836957 |
197,001,150,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.891151 | -56.187214 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | null | Secondary School, Chemistry Lab | 218 | Uruguay | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.95122 |
197,001,190,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | Seattle University | 1/17/1970: Three African Americans were suspected of detonating a bomb on the Seattle University campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the Liberal Arts and Garrand buildings sustained $2,200 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Seattle University | Liberal Arts and Garrand buildings, Seattle University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | The incident took place during disturbances between the Black Student Union and the university. | 1 | null | null | 0 | 3 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,200 | Windows were shattered at the Liberal Arts and Garrand Buildings. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Witnesses observed three African American males running from the scene. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Seattle University, "1965-1975: Troubled Times," <www.seattleu.eduhistorysection6.html> | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,190,003 | 1,970 | 1 | 19 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/17/1970: Silas and Judith Bissell placed an explosive device in the vicinity of the Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | The incident took place during heightened antiwar sentiments in Seattle Washington. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Judith and Silas Bissell were both members of Students for a Democratic Society. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows In Seattle As Police Urge F.B.I. Help On Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,001,190,004 | 1,970 | 1 | 19 | January 19-20, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Jersey | Jersey City | 40.717892 | -74.067467 | 1 | 0 | Front of building | 1/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Black Panther Party headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Two hours later shots were fired at the building. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | 22 | Violent Political Party | 110 | Party Office/Facility | Black Panther Party | Headquarters | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Intimidate the Black Panther Party. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Gasoline was placed on the steps of the building and set on fire. Between 10-30 shots were fired. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | The fire caused minor damages to the door and the front of the building. The created caused holes in the door and the cardboard that was covering the windows. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The building might have been shot at a second time after the Panthers evacuated the building. The arson took place just before midnight on January 19th and the shooting took place after 1 A.M. on January 20th. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Black Panthers Say Office Was Bombed," New York Times, January 20, 1970. | "30 Shots Fired Into Office of Panthers in Jersey City," Washington Post, January 21, 1971. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,001,200,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 83 | Guatemala | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 14.622869 | -90.529068 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | British consulate | Bodyguard, British Consul | 216 | Great Britain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,001,210,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Metropolitan Manila | Quezon City | 14.67428 | 121.057495 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | JUSMAG HQ | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 5,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,001,220,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 222 | Venezuela | 3 | South America | Caracas | Caracas | 10.482834 | -66.962128 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Father owned chain of dept stores | Leon Jacobo Taurel, son | 222 | Venezuela | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Forces of National Liberation- Venezuela (FALN) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | Venezuela | 1 | 110,000 | null | 110,000 | null | null | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,001,220,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.413949 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device near a private home in South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties, however, a sizable hole was left in the house and windows were broken. This attack was one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Private residence | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite thrown at foundation of home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Sizable hole in the house and broken windows | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack might be linked with other episodes of strike violence in South City Nebraska (197001300001, 197001300002, 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004) | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Beef Plant Workers in Nebraska Await Call to Work After Violent Strike Ends," New York Times, April 12, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,001,250,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Mississippi | West Point | 33.60651 | -88.650419 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/25/1970: Unknown perpetrators burnt down a building that was a meeting spot for African Americans in West Point, Mississippi, United States. There were no injuries or fatalities. The attack occurred amidst widespread disapproval of school desegregation by the White population of West Point. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | Building | Building used as a meeting place for African Americans. | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | The motive of the attack was to prevent the African American community of West Point Mississippi from organizing. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Building burnt down | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police, at the time suspected, that this attack was linked to dissatisfaction over integration of the schools in West Point, Mississippi but could not conclusively rule out that this incident was criminally motivated. | "Miss. City Is Desegregation Trouble Spot," Chicago Daily Defender, January 29, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,001,250,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 25 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 1/25/1970: Responding to what authorities believe was a fake report to lure police to Manhattan, New York, United States, Patrolmen William Kivlehan and Ralph Bax were shot at from a rooftop by unknown perpetrators after they got out of their car. Officer Kivlehan was hit five times and officer Bax was hit three times. Both policemen survived. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | New York Police Department | New York Police Officers responding to a call in Harlem | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Nine thirty-caliber cartridges from a carbine and eleven nine-millimeter shells | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | One window in a building shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police do not believe that this attack was related to the shooting of a police officer in Queens hours later (197001260003). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Martin Arnold, "Harlem Area Sealed Off As Police Hunt Snipers," New York Times, January 27, 1970. | "2 Policemen Wounded by Sniper Fire," New York Times, January 26, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 2 | 0.836957 |
197,001,260,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Mississippi | West Point | 33.60651 | -88.650419 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/26/1970: Unknown African American assailants, unsatisfied with the courts decision on desegregation, threw a stick of dynamite at the Clay County Courthouse in West Point, Mississippi, United States. There were no injuries or fatalities but the windows of the building were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | Courthouse | Clay County Courthouse | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | African American opposition to the school integration plan instituted by the federal government. The government plan closed two Black schools. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Several sticks of dynamite were thrown, from a car, at the courthouse. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windows shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police, at the time, suspected that this attack was linked to dissatisfaction over integration of the schools. John Thomas, John Buffington, and three other Blacks were charged with conspiracy but no individual was indicted. | "Miss. City Is Desegregation Trouble Spot," Chicago Daily Defender, January 29, 1970. | "Black, White Killings in South, West Trigger Racial Skirmishes," New Pittsburgh Courier, October 30, 1971. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,260,003 | 1,970 | 1 | 26 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Queens | 1/26/1970: Police officer Joseph Blik was on foot patrol in Queens, New York, United States when two people in a car stopped to ask him for directions. The perpetrators in the car immediately fired two shots at Officer Blik and then drove away. Officer Blik was not hit. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 23 | Police Patrol (including vehicles and convoys) | New York Police Department | New York Police Officer on patrol in Forest Hills | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To kill police | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Police do not believe that this attack was related to the shooting of two police officers in Manhattan hours earlier (197001250002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Martin Arnold, "Harlem Area Sealed Off As Police Hunt Snipers," New York Times, January 27, 1970. | "2 Policemen Wounded by Sniper Fire," New York Times, January 26, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,001,270,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Norwalk | 41.241996 | -82.615241 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators broke into the Selective Service Offices located at the Citizens Bank Building in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. The perpetrators took out the draft records and set them on fire. The attack caused an estimated $8,800 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office in Norwalk Ohio | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 8,800 | Smoke damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrators broke through the door of the building early in the morning. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Clues To Arson Sought In Norwalk," Toledo Blade, January 28, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,001,280,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.401851 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | null | Residence of President of Penal Office | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,001,280,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | Front of building | 1/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device at Temple De Hirsch in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained $1,000 in damages. During this time period, there were numerous bombings in the Seattle area. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Jewish Synagogue | Temple De Hirsch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 3,000 | Small hole in the door | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Synagogue Blasted," Tri City Herald, January 25, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,001,300,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.479999 | -96.413046 | 1 | 0 | 210 East 10 St. | 1/30/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device at a building in South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties but the blast damaged the foundation of the building. This attack was one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 20 | Unknown | null | null | Unknown building | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Damaged foundation of building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197001300002. Also, this attack might be linked with other episodes of strike violence in South City Nebraska (197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004, 197001220002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Beef Plant Workers in Nebraska Await Call to Work After Violent Strike Ends," New York Times, April 12, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197001300001, 197001300002 | 0 | 1 |
197,001,300,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.46634 | -96.41405 | 1 | 0 | 2503 Dakota Ave. | 1/30/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device at the A & B Boat Shop in South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties but the blast caused $2,500 in damages. This attack was one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | null | A & B Boat Shop | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This incident might be part of a multiple attack with 197001300001. Also, this attack might be linked with other episodes of strike violence in South City Nebraska (197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, and 197002230004). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Beef Plant Workers in Nebraska Await Call to Work After Violent Strike Ends," New York Times, April 12, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197001300001, 197001300002 | 0 | 1 |
197,001,300,003 | 1,970 | 1 | 30 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Florida | Coral Gables | 25.720851 | -80.277857 | 1 | 0 | null | 1/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the premises of the Army R.O.T.C. at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. There were no casualties but an Army personal carrier was damaged. Two firebombs did not explode. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Army R.O.T.C. | Army R.O.T.C., University of Miami | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the R.O.T.C. program and the War in Vietnam | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two firebombs ignited, at least one of them was thrown. One of the firebombs was a rag wick set on fire stuffed in a gas tank of a parked car that burnt out. Two other firebombs did not ignited. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Army personnel carrier was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Firebombs Exploded In Miami," Times-News, January 30, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,001,310,001 | 1,970 | 1 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Tarlac | Bamban | 15.675051 | 120.331618 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Navy | Seaman | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New People's Army (NPA) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 1 | 0.886364 |
197,001,310,002 | 1,970 | 1 | 31 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | 2105 Decatur Street | 1/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Police Band Building in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but a restroom was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Denver Police Department | Police Band Building, Denver Colorado | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Suspected use of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Restroom damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,010,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Portland | 45.511795 | -122.675629 | 1 | 0 | North Portland neighborhood | 2/1/1970: An unknown perpetrator broke into the Northeast Oregon building in Portland, Oregon, United States, which housed a Selective Service office and set fire to draft records. About two hundred and fifty files were destroyed causing $4,189 in damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office Local Board No. 28 in Portland Oregon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fire started with gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 4,189 | Approximately two hundred and fifty draft records destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It is suspected that the perpetrator was attempting to look for his own draft file. This incident did not disrupt this particular Selective Service office since there was a duplicate of all of the records on microfilm. In a sixth month period, the Oregon Selective Service Headquarters was firebombed three other times (197005060006, 197006030001, and 197008100001). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Arsonist 'Failed,'" Eugene Register-Guard, February 4th, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,010,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Cairo | 37.005105 | -89.176269 | 1 | 0 | Pyramid Courts | 2/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired shots at an Illinois State Police Car that was patrolling the all-Black Pyramid Courts housing development in Cairo, Illinois, United States. Three bullets struck the police car of Officers Harold Nelson and John Abercrombie. Neither officer was injured but the windshield of vehicle car was shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Illinois State Police | Illinois State Police in the Pyramid Courts housing project | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To protest police presence in Pyramid Courts | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | High-powered rifle or carbine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Windshield of police car shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack took place during heightened racial tensions, including a Black boycott of White-owned businesses, in Cairo Illinois. Officer Nelson was Black and Officer Abercrombie was White. A few days after the incident Reverend Charles Koen, a Black community leader, sent a request to the governor of Illinois that State Police patrols be removed from Pyramid Courts. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Shooting Inquiry at Cairo," The Southeast Missourian, February 2, 1970. | "Front Asks Time With Governor," The Southeast Missourian, February 3, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,002,020,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 2 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/2/1970: An incendiary device was discovered at Mays department store in Manhattan, New York, United States. The device was dismantled before it inflicted any damage. The next day, two incendiary devices were discovered at other department stores in New York City. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Mays Department Store | Mays Department Store in Manhattan | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | "Alexander's Stores Survive 2 Bombs With No Damage," New York Times, February 4, 1970. | "Fire Bomb is Found in Alexander Store," New York Times, February 5, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,030,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | The Bronx | 2/3/1970: In a series of related attacks, an incendiary device was discovered and dismantled at Alexander's Department Store in the Bronx, New York, United States. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Alexander's Department Store | Alexander's Department Store in the Bronx | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary device packed in a cigarette box that included batteries, chemicals, and a flash cube that was connected to a wristwatch. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002030002. An incendiary device in a cigarette package was also used by MIRA in an attacl against a store in New York City one year after this incident. (197103190002) Many different terrorist groups targeted in New York Department Stores in early 1970s. This attack might be linked with 197002020001 as well. | "Alexander's Stores Survive 2 Bombs With No Damage," New York Times, February 4, 1970. | "Fire Bomb is Found in Alexander Store," New York Times, February 5, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002030001, 197002030002 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,030,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 3 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/3/1970: In a series of related attacks, an incendiary device was ignited at Alexander's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States. The device was immediately doused with water and did not cause any damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Alexander's Department Store | Alexander's Department Store in Manhattan | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | The device was doused with water by a security guard immediately after it ignited | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002030001. The incendiary device was thought to be similar to the one in 197002030001, but it was destroyed before authorities could make any conclusions. An incendiary device in a cigarette package was also used by MIRA in an attack against a store in New York City one year after this incident. (197103190002) Many different terrorist groups targeted in New York Department Stores in early 1970s. This attack might be linked with 197002020001. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Alexander's Stores Survive 2 Bombs With No Damage," New York Times, February 4, 1970. | "Fire Bomb is Found in Alexander Store," New York Times, February 5, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002030001, 197002030002 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,040,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 4 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Akron | 41.084195 | -81.514059 | 1 | 0 | Outside apartment complex | 2/4/1970: In an attack suspected of being connected with the Iowa Beef Packer's Strike, a dynamite bomb exploded near a parked car in Akron, Ohio, United States. There were no casualties and the car sustained only minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 73 | Vehicles/Transportation | Car | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damages | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack might be linked with other episodes of violence during the Iowa Beef Packers strike (197001220002, 197001300001, and 197001300002) | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,002,060,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | School Bus Parking Lot | 2/6/1970: Unknown anti-desegregationists detonated at least twelve dynamite bombs damaging thirty-nine vehicles, most of them school buses, in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 19 | Transportation | 99 | Bus (excluding tourists) | Transportation of Denver City Schools | Denver City School Buses | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Sabotage/protest the integration of Denver City Schools. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | At least 12 dynamite bombs were set off under the gas tanks of the vehicles. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 200,000 | The explosion destroyed 24 buses and 4 trucks while damaging 15 school buses and 6 other vehicles. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | School buses played a significant role in transporting Black students to integrated schools. Approximately 1/3 of Denver's school buses were put out of commission. Three white males were seen running from the scene shortly before the explosion, however, no perpetrators were ever apprehended. | Anthony Ripley, "Denver Blasts Destroy 24 School Buses," New York Times, February 7, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,002,060,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | Central District | 2/6/1970: Suspected White Racists detonated a bomb at the house of State Senator Fred Dore in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties, but the house sustained major damages. Dore was a White sympathizer of African American causes. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 15 | Politician or Political Party Movement/Meeting/Rally | White politician who represented a Black constituency | Fred Dore | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To intimidate/show dissatisfaction with White sympathizers of the African American cause. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 1,000 | The house was badly damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The general consensus among sources is that the attack was carried out by White Racists. After the incident Senator Dore moved to another part of town. This attack has been linked with the bombing of the home of Seattle State Legislator David Sprague (197004190004). On the same day as this incident, a Jewish synagogue was bombed in Seattle (197002060003). | Earl Caldwell, "Fear Grows in Seattle as Police Urge F.B.I. Help on Bombings," New York Times, April 26, 1970. | Steven V. Roberts, "Bombings on Rise Over the Nation," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,002,060,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a synagogue in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the building as well as surrounding residences sustained minor damage. During this time period, there were numerous bombings in the Seattle area. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 15 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 86 | Place of Worship | Jewish Synagogue | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Door of synagogue damaged and windows shattered at nearby houses | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This might be linked with 197001280002. Both were bombings occurred against synagogues in Seattle. This incident took place on the same day that Washington State Senator Frank Dore's home was bombed (197002060002). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,002,060,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Dorado | 18.460791 | -66.264884 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at a Selective Service office in Dorado, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service office in Dorado Puerto Rico | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | It is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002060005 and 197002060006. The three attacks occurred within 30 minutes of each other. MIRA claimed this attack along with 197002080002 and 197002090003 in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002060004, 197002060005, 197002060006 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,060,005 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Rio Piedras | 18.386932 | -66.061127 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at a General Electric facility in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | General Electric | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | It is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002060004 and 197002060006. The three attacks occurred within 30 minutes of each other. MIRA claimed this attack along with 197002080002 and 197002090003 in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002060004, 197002060005, 197002060006 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,060,006 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Carolina | 18.441963 | -66.026316 | 1 | 0 | Isla Verde district | 2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at Hotel San Juan in Carolina, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 8 | Hotel/Resort | Hotel | San Juan Hotel | 163 | Puerto Rico | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | It is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002060004 and 197002060005. The three attacks occurred within 30 minutes of each other. MIRA claimed this attack along with 197002080002 and 197002090003 in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002060004, 197002060005, 197002060006 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,060,007 | 1,970 | 2 | 6 | February 6-9, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Massachusetts | Boston | 42.3505 | -71.105399 | 1 | 0 | Boston University | 2/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed an R.O.T.C. office at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. There were no casualties but the resulting fire damaged the office. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. office, Boston University | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the R.O.T.C. program | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Fire damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,070,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 7 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Whitewater | 42.838355 | -88.743224 | 1 | 0 | Wisconsin State College | 2/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in Old Mail Hall at Wisconsin State College in Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1,000,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Wisconsin State College | Old Mail Hall, Wisconsin State College | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 1,000,000 | Building partially destroyed | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The incident took place during the evening. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,080,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Queens; Woodside | 2/8/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for bombing the General Electric Service Center in Queens, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustains minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Electric | Queens General Electric Service Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Damaged air-conditioning unit and shattered windows. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002080002 and 197002090003. MIRA claimed this attack along with 197002060005, 197002060004, and 197002060006 in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. This was one of many attacks against General Electric targets throughout the United States in a three day period. (197002070001, 197002070002, and 197002090004) These incidents are not believed to be related. | "2 Bombs Explode at G.E. Buildings," New York Times, February 9, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | William Sater, "Puerto Rican Terrorists: A Possible Threat to U.S. Energy Installations?," RAND, October 1981. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002080001, 197002080002, 197002090003 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,080,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 8 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn; Atlantic Terminal | 2/8/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for bombing the General Electric Service Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States. There are no casualties but the building sustains minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Electric | Brooklyn General Electric Service Center | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 18-inch pipe bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Destroyed a door and shattered windows. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002080001 and 197002090003. MIRA claimed this attack along with 2197002060005, 197002060004, and 197002060006 in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. This was one of many attacks against General Electric targets throughout the United States in a three day period. (197002070001, 197002070002, and 197002090004) These incidents are not believed to be related. | "2 Bombs Explode at G.E. Buildings," New York Times, February 9, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | William Sater, "Puerto Rican Terrorists: A Possible Threat to U.S. Energy Installations?," RAND, October 1981. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002080001, 197002080002, 197002090003 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,090,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/9/1970: In a series of related events, a member of the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) was suspected of placing a bomb at the General Electric Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, United States. The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Electric | General Electric Headquarters | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) | null | null | null | null | null | To fight imperialism and exploitation. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe bomb in a paper bag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Part of a multiple attack with 197002080001 and 197002080002. MIRA claimed this attack along with 2197002060005, in the same mimeographed sheet sent to the news media. This was one of many attacks against General Electric targets throughout the United States in a three day period. (197002070001, 197002070002, and 197002090004) These incidents are not believed to be related. | "2 Bombs Explode at G.E. Buildings," New York Times, February 9, 1970. | "Puerto Rican Group Describes Bombings," New York Times, February 13, 1970. | "Bomb Case Figure Found Guilty Here," New York Times, September 19, 1973. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197002080001, 197002080002, 197002090003 | 0 | 0.933333 |
197,002,090,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 9 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Batavia | 39.07859 | -84.179414 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators in Batavia, Ohio, United States, bombed two cars belonging to Leslie Jewel, an employee of General Electric that was not part of the union. The automobiles were damaged, but there were no casualties. There had been a recent labor strike at the nearby General Electric Evendale plant. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Nonunion employee of General Electric in Batavia Ohio | Leslie Jewel | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | Protest employees of General Electric who were not union members | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many attacks against General Electric targets throughout the United States in a three day period. (197002080001, 197002080002 and 197002090003, 197002070001 and 197002070002). These incidents are not believed to be related. | "New York GE Offices Damaged by 2 Bombs," The Milwaukee Journal, February 9, 1970. | "GE Empolye's Cars Blown Up by Dynamite," Hartford Courant, February 10, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,002,100,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 10 | null | 0 | null | 362 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | Western Europe | Bavaria | Munich | 48.139126 | 11.580186 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 44 | Airport | null | El Al Passenger Bus & Airport Lounge | 97 | Israel | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearms | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 60,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 0.875817 |
197,002,110,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 11 | February 11-14, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Ypsilanti | 42.263414 | -83.665281 | 1 | 0 | Washtenaw Community College | 2/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb into a building at Washtenaw Community College in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties, but the buildings sustained an estimated $2,500 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Washtenaw Community College | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb thrown into building | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,130,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Berkeley Police Department | Police parking lot | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 8,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 7 | 0.86671 |
197,002,130,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 362 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | Western Europe | Bavaria | Munich | 48.139126 | 11.580186 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | null | Jewish Old People's Home | 75 | Germany | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Incendiary | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 60,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 16 | 0.875817 |
197,002,130,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 13 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | Parking lot of police station | 2/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated two dynamite bombs in the parking lot of the Berkeley Police Station in California, United States, during a shift change. Seven police officers were injured, three cars were destroyed, and windows were shattered at nearby buildings. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Police Station | Berkeley Police Station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | To intimidate the police. | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Homemade dynamite time bombs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Three cars destroyed. Numerous other vehicles damaged. Windows shattered at adjacent buildings. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The bombs detonated 30 seconds apart. The bombs used in the attack were similar to the devices used in the attack against a police station in San Francisco three days later (197002160001). There was a contentious City Council debate earlier in the week as to whether the police department should receive a helicopter. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Bombs Injure 2 Policemen in Berkeley," Washington Post, February 14, 1970. | "San Francisco Bomb Injured 7 Policemen," Washington Post, February 18, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 7 | 0.836957 |
197,002,150,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 7/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Chase Manhattan Bank in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties, however, the glass doors of the building and windows were shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 3 | Bank/Commerce | Chase Manhattan Bank | Chase Manhattan Bank, East Village Branch | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Glass door and windows shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many bank bombings in New York City during 1970. | "Door of Chase Bank Is Damaged By Bomb," New York Times, July 15, 1970. | "Bank Blasted," The Montreal Gazette, July 16, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,150,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 15 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Oregon | Eugene | 44.04483 | -123.072606 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a building housing an R.O.T.C. storage area at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States. One fireman was injured fighting the blaze and the men's physical education building sustained an estimated $350,000 in damages. The incident took place a week after the university voted to retain the R.O.T.C. program. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. storage area, University of Oregon | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | To protest the University of Oregon's decision to retain the R.O.T.C. program | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 350,000 | R.O.T.C. storage area destroyed. Four class rooms and two offices were destroyed. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The fire was set in the R.O.T.C. storage area. David Boggs was the fireman who was injured. | Mike Stahlberg, "Clues Sought for Cause of UO Fire," Eugene Register-Guard, February 17, 1970. | "Students Impede Firemen; R.O.T.C. Offices in Ruins," The Milwaukee Journal, February 17, 1970. | Emily Mosen, "The Reserve Officers' Training Corps: Protests and Perspectives on the University of Oregon Campus in 1969 and 1970," University of Oregon, March 14, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 1 | 0.810811 |
197,002,160,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | San Francisco Police Department | police station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 3,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002160001, 197002160004 | 1 | 0.86671 |
197,002,160,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | null | department store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002160002, 197002160003 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,160,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Berkeley | 37.874043 | -122.280022 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | null | department store | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002160002, 197002160003 | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,160,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 16 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | San Francisco | 37.755363 | -122.443352 | 1 | 0 | The incident occurred at the Hall of Justice. | 2/16/1970: Four hours after a San Francisco Police Station was bombed in California, United States, a sniper took aim at three police officers. However, police fired at the sniper before he could get a shot off. The sniper and a companion fled the scene before being apprehended. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | San Francisco Police Department | San Francisco Police Officers | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | To intimidate the police. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Telescope-sighted rifle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack is linked with 197002160001. The sniper and his companion were described as hippie types. | "San Francisco Bomb Injured 7 Policemen," Washington Post, February 18, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002160001, 197002160004 | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,170,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.791927 | -122.225906 | 1 | 0 | Against a wall | 2/17/1970: A day after bombings in San Francisco and Berkeley, twenty-four sticks of dynamite were discovered at Walter Boysen Paint Company in Oakland, California, United States. The bombs never detonated. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 1 | Business | 12 | Construction | null | Walter Boysen Paint Company | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 24 sticks of dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The dynamite was found a day after 197002160001, 197002160002, and 197002160003. Police reported that the target was apparently random and could not confirm whether this was connected to the previous attacks. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "San Francisco Bomb Injured 7 Policemen," Washington Post, February 18, 1970. | Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,170,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Maryland | Buckeystown | 39.334825 | -77.431653 | 1 | 0 | Tescarora area | 2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a power pole in Buckeystown, Maryland, United States. There were no casualties, however, as a result of the bombing, five-hundred homes and two industrial facilities lost power. Windows were also shattered in buildings a quarter of a mile a way. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Power Pole | Power supply of the Frederick Maryland area | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Over 500 homes and 2 industries temporarily lost power. Windows were shattered at buildings as far as one quarter of a mile away. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The two industries that lost power were Todd Steel and East Alco Aluminum Plant. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,002,170,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 17 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Louisiana | Covington | 30.493919 | -90.132512 | 1 | 0 | Men's Restroom | 2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at Covington High School in Louisiana, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages. The bombing took place six months before the school was integrated. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | School planned to be integrated | Covington High School | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Suspected motive was to protest school integration. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | 4-foot hole blown into a wall, stall partitions damaged, and windows shattered. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,002,170,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 17 | February 16-17, 1970 | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | University of Washington | 2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a gasoline bomb underneath the Armory at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States. The bomb did not explode and was later discovered and removed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Armory | Armory, University of Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the War in Vietnam | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Gasoline bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,180,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Ohio | Cleveland | 41.479561 | -81.675461 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/18/1970: Amidst a period racial strife at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb that damaged a car of a police officer working as a security guard. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Cuyahoga Community College security guard | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Pipe filled with black powder was utilized as a bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Automobile was damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Robert W. Peterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,002,180,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 18 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Vallejo | 38.10083 | -122.254954 | 1 | 0 | Parking lot | 2/18/1970: Booby trapped handgrenades were discovered wired to a car in the parking lot of the Vallejo Police Department in California, United States. The device was deactivated. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Mission Vallejo Police Officers | null | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Military handgrenade wired to a car | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This was one of many incidents of violence directed again police departments in Northern California at this time (197002130003 and 197002160001). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,002,200,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Connecticut | Hartford | 41.763325 | -72.674069 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail at a Federal Building that housed a United States Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $450 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 2 | Government (General) | 14 | Judge/Attorney/Court | U.S. Courthouse | United States District Court of Connecticut | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 10 | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov Cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 450 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,200,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators ignited a firebomb at the Columbia University International Law Library in Manhattan, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained slight damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Columbia University | Columbia University International Law Library | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Slight damages | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred late at night on February 20. It was suspected that this attack might have been related to 197002210004, 197002210005, and 197002210003. However, the Weathermen only claimed credit for 197002210005 in a letter to the New York Times, and did not mention participation in any other attacks on February 21. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Emanuel Perlmutter, "Justice Murtagh's Home Target of 3 Fire Bombs," New York Times, February 22, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,200,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 20 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.610786 | -122.331306 | 1 | 0 | University of Washington | 2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two dynamite bombs at the construction site of the School of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, United States. Only one of the two bombs exploded causing little damage. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of Washington | Construction site of Architecture School, University of Washington | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Two dynamite bombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Minor damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | There is a source claiming that one of the perpetrators of the attack, Jeff Desmond, was actually working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (See: Dave Dellinger, "More Power Than We Know: The People's Movement Toward Democracy"). | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Dave Dellinger, "More Power Than We Know: The People's Movement Toward Democracy," Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,210,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 362 | West Germany (FRG) | 8 | Western Europe | Hesse | Frankfurt | 50.11797 | 8.644191 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | null | Austrian Airliner en route to Tel Aviv | 15 | Austria | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Gen Cmd (PFLP-GC) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 10 | Pressure Trigger | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Barometric bomb | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 100,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 1 |
197,002,210,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 199 | Switzerland | 8 | Western Europe | Zurich | Zurich | 47.36865 | 8.539182 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | null | Swiss Air DC-9 | 199 | Switzerland | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Gen Cmd (PFLP-GC) | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 3,000,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | null | 47 | 1 |
197,002,210,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb at a police car in front of the Charles Street Police Station in Greenwich, New York, United States. Another bomb was thrown to the pavement seventy-five feet away. The attacks caused no damages or casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Police Station | Charles Street Police Station | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Thrown Gasoline Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Emanuel Perlmutter, "Justice Murtagh's Home Target of 3 Fire Bombs," New York Times, February 22, 1970. | "Bombs Are Exploded at Home of N.Y. Panther Trial Judge," New York Times, February 21, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,210,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 2/21/1970: Two Military Recruiting Stations in the vicinity of Brooklyn College were firebombed by unknown perpetrators in New York, United States. There were no casualties but the recruiting stations sustained minor damages before the fire was extinguished. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Military Recruiting Stations | Army Recruiting Booth and Navy Recruiting Booth | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Thrown Gasoline Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | The booths were scorched | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Emanuel Perlmutter, "Justice Murtagh's Home Target of 3 Fire Bombs," New York Times, February 22, 1970. | "Bombs Are Exploded at Home of N.Y. Panther Trial Judge," New York Times, February 21, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,210,005 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.697132 | -73.931351 | 1 | 0 | Manhattan | 2/21/1970: The Weathermen claimed credit for bombing the residence of State Supreme Court Justice John Murtagh New York, United States. The attack caused no casualties but the house sustained minor damages. Judge Murtagh was presiding over a trial of thirteen Black Panther members at the time. Anti-Vietnam war and pro-Black Panther graffiti was left at the scene of the attack. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | Judge John Murtagh and family | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Weather Underground, Weathermen | null | null | null | null | null | Protest Vietnam War and show support for Black Panthers. | 0 | null | null | 0 | 4 | -99 | 1 | 1 | Letter | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 14 | Time Fuse | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Gasoline in bottles detonated by firecrackers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Brick wall was partially scorched and several panes in a window were damaged. | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It was suspected that this attack might have been related to 197002210003, 197002210004, and 197002200002. However, the Weathermen only claimed credit for this attack in a letter to the New York Times, and did not mention participation in any other attacks on February 21. Written in front of the house was graffiti stating "Free Panther 21" and "Vietcong Have Won." The bombs were placed on the front doorway, next to a window, and under the Murtagh's car. Murtagh and his family were placed in the protection of the police as a result of the attack. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Emanuel Perlmutter, "Justice Murtagh's Home Target of 3 Fire Bombs," New York Times, February 22, 1970. | Bernardine Dohrn, "An End to Violence?" New York Times, January 19, 1971. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.866667 |
197,002,210,006 | 1,970 | 2 | 21 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb into the residence of James C. Perrill in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the house was damaged. The attack occurred during heightened racial tensions due to the integration of Denver City Schools and Perrill was a conservative school board member. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | James C. Perrill | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Black Nationalists | null | null | null | null | null | Protest anti-integrationists of the Denver City Schools. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb tossed into home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | null | It is unknown if the firebomb caused any damage | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is one of many attacks in Denver resulting from school integration. Other incidents include 197002060001 and 197002240002. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.836957 |
197,002,220,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | Ithaca | 42.455233 | -76.475847 | 1 | 0 | Cornell University | 2/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw kerosene flare pots at the Wari House Dormitory which housed the Black Women's Cooperative at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States. The incendiary tossed at the dormitory failed to ignite, but an incendiary thrown through the window of a car parked in front of the dormitory burst into flames and caused minor damages to the vehicle. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Black Women's Collective, Cornell University | Dormitory housing Black Women's Collective | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | To intimidate the African American community at Cornell University | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Kerosene flare pots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Car sustained minor damages and a broken window | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred amidst heightened racial tensions at Cornell University. A year earlier, unknown perpetrator burnt a cross in front of the Wari House dormitory. Five weeks after the attack the Africana Studies and Research Center on campus was firebombed (197004010002). | "Flare Pot Hurled at Cornell House," New York Times, February 23, 1970. | Richard Phalon, "Fire Destroys the Black Studies Center at Cornell," New York Times, April 2, 1970. | Michael T. Kaufman, "Court Enjoins Violence at Cornell; Curfew Set," New York Times, April 10, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,002,220,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 22 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Prairie du Sac | 43.287052 | -89.724361 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/22/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, attempted to bomb the Wisconsin Power and Light substation in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, United States. Carrying thirteen sticks of dynamite he broke into the substation, but fled the scene when a night security guard arrived unexpectedly. The substation supplied power to the Badger Ammunition Plant. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Wisconsin Power and Light Company | Wisconsin Power and Light Company substation, Prairie du Sac | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | New Year's Gang | null | null | null | null | null | To sabotage the Badger Ammunition Plant | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Thirteen sticks of dynamite attached to a battery operated device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The New Years Gang attempted to bomb the Wisconsin Ammunition Plant weeks earlier. (197001050001) Karl Armstrong would be captured after participating in the deadly bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin on August 24, 1970. (197008240001) | Tom Bates, "Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath," HarperCollinsPublishing, 1992. | David Newman, Sandra Sutherland, and Jon Stewart, "The Madison Bomb Story: The Death the FBI Saw, Heard and Won't Talk About," Mother Jones, February-March, 1979. | The Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild, "Wisconsin's Past and Present: A Historical Atlas," The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 0 | 0.75 |
197,002,230,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.413949 | 1 | 0 | Sioux City/Dakota City area | 2/23/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed four separate power transmission poles in the Dakota City and Sioux City areas in Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties and none of the dynamite blasts broke off any of the poles. These attacks were one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power Transmission Pole in the Dakota City/Sioux City area | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | None of the poles broke off | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004 | 0 | 1 |
197,002,230,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.413949 | 1 | 0 | Sioux City/Dakota City area | 2/23/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed four separate power transmission poles in the Dakota City and Sioux City areas in Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties and none of the dynamite blasts broke off any of the poles. These attacks were one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power Transmission Pole in the Dakota City/Sioux City area | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | None of the poles broke off | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004 | 0 | 1 |
197,002,230,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.413949 | 1 | 0 | Sioux City/Dakota City area | 2/23/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed four separate power transmission poles in the Dakota City and Sioux City areas in Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties and none of the dynamite blasts broke off any of the poles. These attacks were one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power Transmission Pole in the Dakota City/Sioux City area | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | None of the poles broke off | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004 | 0 | 1 |
197,002,230,004 | 1,970 | 2 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.413949 | 1 | 0 | Sioux City/Dakota City area | 2/23/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed four separate power transmission poles in the Dakota City and Sioux City areas in Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties and none of the dynamite blasts broke off any of the poles. These attacks were one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | null | Power Transmission Pole in the Dakota City/Sioux City area | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Strikers | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | null | null | None of the poles broke off | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | null | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004 | 0 | 1 |
197,002,230,005 | 1,970 | 2 | 23 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Arizona | Tucson | 32.222232 | -110.925752 | 1 | 0 | Sidewalk in front of building | 2/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a dynamite bomb in front of the Selective Service Headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, United States. There were no casualties, however, all of the windows of the building shattered. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Selective Service | Selective Service Headquarters, Tucson Arizona. | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the draft. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | All of the windows of the buildings were broken | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Steven V. Roberts, "Bombings on Rise Over the Nation," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | null | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |
197,002,240,002 | 1,970 | 2 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.758968 | -104.876305 | 1 | 0 | Porch in front of house | 2/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb in front of the house of Wilfred Keyes in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties, however, the front porch was destroyed and many windows were shattered. Keyes was the lead plaintiff in a court case calling for the desegregation of Denver City Schools. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | null | Wilfred Keyes | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | White extremists | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the desegregation of Denver City Schools. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Dynamite Pipe Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Front porch was destroyed and windows in the house were shattered | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This is one of many attacks in Denver resulting from school integration. Other incidents include 197002060001 and 197002210006. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Anna Alejo, "Alejo: Keys to Success," Rocky Mountain News, January 28, 2006. | James Brooke, "Court Says Denver Can End Forced Busing," New York Times, September 17, 1995. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.914286 |
197,002,240,003 | 1,970 | 2 | 24 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Champaign | 40.101952 | -88.227161 | 1 | 0 | null | 2/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Armory at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, United States. There were no casualties but the firebomb caused $2,000 in damages. The offices of the R.O.T.C. were located in the Armory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C., University of Illinois | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest secret government research at the University of Illinois and the R.O.T.C. program. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Molotov cocktail thrown through the window of the Armory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,000 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The attack occurred a day after the Illiac project was approved by the University. Of Illinois The project brought a high powered computer to campus that would be used mostly for government research. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Patrick D. Kennedy, "Reactions Against the Vietnam War and Military-Related Targets on Campus: The University of Illinois as a Case Study, 1965-1972," Illinois Historical Journal, 1991. | Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,270,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 27 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Boulder | 40.007581 | -105.265942 | 1 | 0 | University of Colorado | 2/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb in the Behavioral Sciences Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the building was damaged. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | University of Colorado | Institute of Behavioral Sciences | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protesting scholarship money that was set aside for minorities but had yet to be awarded | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive device | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | This attack occurred the week before first lady Pat Nixon planned on visiting the University of Colorado. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Marie Smith, "Heavy Security Highlights Pat's Colorado Visit," Washington Post, March 5, 1970. | Anthony Ripley, "Colorado Weighs Blast Controls," New York Times, March 9, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,002,280,001 | 1,970 | 2 | 28 | null | 0 | null | 102 | Jordan | 10 | Middle East & North Africa | Khalil | Hebron | 31.530243 | 35.094162 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | null | null | null | null | 18 | Tourists | 96 | Tour Bus/Van | null | Tourist Bus | 102 | Jordan | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatic firearm | null | null | null | null | 1 | 4 | Unknown | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | null | 0.86671 |
197,003,000,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 0 | null | 0 | null | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Metropolitian Manila | Manila | 14.596051 | 120.978666 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | null | U.S. Embassy | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Unknown | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 500 | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.86671 |
197,003,010,001 | 1,970 | 3 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 98 | Italy | 8 | Western Europe | Lazio | Rome | 41.890961 | 12.490069 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | null | Ethopian Airliner | 65 | Ethiopia | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Eritrean Liberation Front | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | PGIS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | null | 0 | 0.952381 |
197,003,010,005 | 1,970 | 3 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Boulder | 40.007581 | -105.265942 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the office of the Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the R.O.T.C. training facility sustained an estimated $2,000 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | Air Force R.O.T.C. at University of Colorado | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Student Radicals | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the Vietnam War and the R.O.T.C. | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | Explosives | 17 | Other Explosive Type | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Explosive device made with 5-gallon can of gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2,000 | Door destroyed and walls damaged | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The perpetrators painted signs on nearby the building saying "Imperialism Burns" and "Vietnam Napalm R.O.T.C.." This attack occurred the week before first lady Pat Nixon planned on visiting the University of Colorado. The incident also occurred on the same day as 197003010006 and 197003010007. No records of the R.O.T.C. were destroyed in the attack. This incident might also be related to the minority fees issue like 197002270001. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Colorado R.O.T.C. Blast Attributed to Arsonists," Washington Post, March 3, 1970. | Robert W. Patterson, "Crime & the American Response," Facts on File, 1973 | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.810811 |
197,003,010,006 | 1,970 | 3 | 1 | null | 0 | null | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Colorado Springs | 38.864281 | -104.778412 | 1 | 0 | null | 3/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the headquarters of the Selective Service in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but the building sustained moderate damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | null | null | null | null | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Selective Service | Selective Service Headquarters, Colorado Springs | 217 | United States | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Left-Wing Militants | null | null | null | null | null | Protest the War in Vietnam and sabotage the draft | 0 | null | null | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | null | Moderate damage to building | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, "Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders," U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | "Colorado R.O.T.C. Blast Attributed to Arsonists," Washington Post, March 3, 1970. | Steven V. Roberts, "Bombings on Rise Over the Nation," New York Times, March 13, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | null | 0 | 0.751445 |