Sunday, July 21, 2013

Bomb-throwing In Lisbon.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 21, 1913:
Authorities, Forewarned, Seize Many — One Explodes, Killing Policeman.
    LISBON, July 20.— An organized attempt at bomb-throwing in various parts of the city at daybreak this morning was frustrated by the police, who had been warned and were on the lookout. They captured several automobiles in which they found baskets of bombs and arrested a large number of persons who had gathered in the streets.
    While the police were engaged in these operations, shots were fired, and several persons were wounded. One bomb, thrown from an automobile, exploded, killing a policeman and injuring others. A man, dressed as a sailor and carrying a bomb, was arrested while attempting to enter the barracks.
    Many of those taken into custody are said to belong to the advanced Radical Party.
    Some children playing in the streets later in the day found two bombs. A boy hit one of the bombs with a hammer and it exploded, wounding him severely.

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