Attack on the US Senate in 1983

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When attack on the United States Senate on November 7, 1983, succeeded members of the Armed Resistance Unit of the Weather Underground an explosive device in the Capitol to ignite. The attack was motivated by the US military operations in Lebanon and Grenada, which are viewed as imperialist .

Six members of the Resistance Conspiracy were arrested in May 1988 and charged with the attack. They were also charged with attacks on Fort McNair and the Washington Navy Yard on April 25, 1983 and April 20, 1984, respectively.

Individual evidence

  1. US Senate: Bomb Explodes in Capitol. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .