List of terrorist incidents, 1971
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The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism in 1971.
United States: During this year, The Black Liberation Army is suspected of killing three policemen (one at his desk), shooting four others, opening fire on three patrol cars and rolling a grenade which heavily damaged a police car and injured two officers. An attempt is made to bomb a police station. These incidents happen in various cities around the country. In August the group runs a one month long guerrilla warfare school in Fayetteville, Georgia. Seven arrested in January 2007 in relation to the shooting of the policeman at his desk.[1][2]
United Kingdom, October 31: A bomb explodes in the Post Office Tower in London, causing extensive damage but no injuries. The "Kilburn Battalion" of the IRA claimed responsibility for the explosion.[3]- United Kingdom, December 4: In the McGurk's Bar bombing, an Ulster Volunteer Force bomb in Belfast's North Queen Street kills 15 people.
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- ^ the talking drum collective/Jacuma Kambui: Listing of Justice Department Report on BLA Activity from January, 1970 - January, 1976, September 18, 1979
- ^ Herbert Lowe: Held in '71 cop slay, Newsday.com, January 24, 2007
- ^ BBC: 1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower, On this day, October 31, 1971
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