DETECTIVES KILLED
EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK BOMB IN BRITISH PAVILION PATROLMEN SERIOUSLY HURT (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received July 5, 3.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 4 Two detectives were killed and two patrolmen seriously injured by a bomb which exploded a few minutes after its removal from the British Pavilion at the World’s Fair. The detectives had been called to the pavilion to remove a “suspicious” suitcase which had been left there. A blast which endangered 100 persons who were celebrating Independence Day occurred after the suitcase had been removed to an open area between the Polish Pavilion and the Venezuelan building and placed on the ground by the detectives.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21157, 5 July 1940, Page 8
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