Shooting

Black militant, Black Liberation Army. New York City, New York. Two policemen, Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie, are ambushed and killed as they leave a restaurant after enquiring about an illegally parked Car One of the three attackers does a victory dance after the Shooting

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Bombing/explosive

Jewish, Jewish Defense League. New York City, New York. Sol Hurok’s booking office is bombed, killing Iris Kones, a secretary. Hurok was targeted by the JDL because he booked Soviet performers. Vigilantes shouting “Never again!”—the slogan of the Jewish Defense League—firebombed the office of a talent booker who handled Soviet acts. (One secretary died.) “Fire Bomb Kills Woman, Hurts 13 in Hurok Office,” NYT.

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Shoot-out

Black militant ,Black Muslims. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In a shoot-out between Black Muslims and police, four people are killed, two sheriffs and two Black Muslims; another 31 people are wound,-d.

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