Milwaukee Police Department bombing
1917 anarchist terror attack in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United Statss / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Milwaukee Police Department bombing was a November 24, 1917, bomb attack that killed nine members of local law enforcement and a civilian in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The perpetrators were never caught but are suspected to be an anarchist terrorist cell operating in the United States in the early 20th century. The target was initially an evangelical church in the Third Ward and only killed the police officers when the bomb was taken to the police station by a concerned civilian. The bombing remained the most fatal single event in national law enforcement history for over 80 years until the September 11 attacks.[1]
Milwaukee Police Department bombing | |
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Location | Central police station at Oneida and Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Date | November 24, 1917 7:33 P.M. (local time) |
Target | Milwaukee Italian Evangelical Church |
Attack type | Large black powder bomb, mass murder |
Deaths | 10 (9 officers, 1 civilian) |
Injured | 6 |
Perpetrators | Galleanists (unconfirmed) |
Motive | Anarchism, retaliation for Bay View incident |