What the records say
- When
- 6 Mar 1970
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 40.73° N, 74.00° W
- Description
- 1970 accidental detonation of bomb in New York City
- Deaths
- 3
Greenwich Village townhouse explosion
1970 accidental detonation of bomb in New York City, U.S.
The Greenwich Village townhouse explosion occurred on March 6, 1970, in New York City, United States. Members of the Weather Underground (Weathermen), an American leftist militant group, were making bombs in the basement of 18 West 11th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood, when one of them exploded.
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