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Milwaukee Police Department bombing

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Evening Capital News Boise, Idaho November 25, 1917
Evening Capital News Boise, Idaho November 25, 1917

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 9/11 attacks.

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Milwaukee Police Department bombing
North Water Street, Milwaukee

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Evening Capital News Boise, Idaho November 25, 1917
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