Thiers statue bombing
The Thiers statue bombing, also known as the Saint-Germain-en-Laye bombing, was an anarchist bomb attack carried out on the night of 15-16 June 1881, against the statue of Adolphe Thiers in the aforementioned town. It was one of the first propaganda of the deed attacks in history, and the very first in France. A Comité révolutionnaire français ('French Revolutionary Committee') placed bombs in small boxes around the statue of Adolphe Thiers – a significant political figure and responsible for the massacres of the Paris Commune ten years prior. The group also left a manifesto next to the statue. The bombs exploded but malfunctioned, merely leaving a mark on the back of the statue. According to the Prefect of Police of Paris, Louis Andrieux, he was allegedly aware of the attack but would have chosen to let it happen to prevent anarchists from targeting the Chamber of Deputies. The manifesto published by the group is considered significant for explaining the shift occurring at the time from classic iconoclastic terrorist violence to the new form of terrorism induced by propaganda of the deed.
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Place Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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| N 48.897935119444 ° | E 2.0947562888889 ° |
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Place Charles de Gaulle
Place Charles de Gaulle
78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
Ile-de-France, France
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