Unsolved 1975 LaGuardia Airport Bombing: A Look Back at the Tragedy
CBS NewsDecember 30, 202519 min6,323 views
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- 💥 A bomb detonated in the baggage claim area of New York City's LaGuardia Airport on December 29, 1975, resulting in at least 11 deaths and 75 injuries.
- ⚠️ The explosion, equivalent to 20-25 sticks of dynamite, caused widespread destruction, raining glass and metal, and creating thick clouds of smoke and dust.
- 📞 Anonymous calls claimed responsibility on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), but PLO officials denied involvement, and these calls were considered hoaxes.
Eyewitness Accounts and Immediate Aftermath
- 💬 Survivors described the scene as
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