Black Tom explosion

متى

30 يوليو 1916

النوع

انفجار

إحداثيات

40.69° N, 74.06° W

Description

munitions explosion via sabotage

Deaths

7

1916 sabotage and munitions explosion in New York Harbor

The Black Tom explosion was an act of arson and sabotage by field agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence of the German Empire to destroy U.S.-made munitions awaiting shipment to the Allies during World War I. The explosions occurred on July 30, 1916, in New York Harbor, killing at least seven people and wounding hundreds more. It also caused damage to military goods worth some $20 million.

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