Robbery

Black militant. Black Liberation Army. New York City, New York. Four BLA members hold up the Triple O Social Club in the Bronx, but they are captured by police. The submachine gun used in the holdup is identified as that used in the attack on police on May 19, 1971.

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Shooting

Black militant, Black Liberation Army New York City, New York. Two policemen, Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, are shot in their backs and killed in an ambush at a Harlem housing project. The BLA sends communiqué to newspapers claiming responsibility Jones was black, Piagentini white.

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Shooting

Black militant, Black Liberation Army. New York City. New York. Two policemen guarding the home of the district attorney who is prosecuting Black Panthers are shot and wounded in machine-gun attack, The BLA sends a communiqué to newspapers claiming responsibility.

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Shoot-out

Black militant. Black liberation Army. New York City, New York. A shoot-out between police and three BLA gunmen leaves two policemen wounded. One gunman, Howard Russell, is killed. one escapes, and the other is arrested,

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Shooting

Black militant, Black Panthers. Queens, New York. The burned and tortured body of Samuel Napier, a Black Panther member belonging to the Newton faction, is found shot in the burned ruins of the Black Panther office in Queens. Six members of the Eldridge Cleaver faction are indicted for his murder.

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