1989 firebombing of the Riverdale Press

The 1989 firebombing of the Riverdale Press was an attack where 2 firebombs were thrown at the offices of the Riverdale Press in the Bronx, New York City on February 28, 1989. The building was damaged. 2 California bookstores were also damaged in similar attacks.

The bombing was shortly after the newspaper made an editorial that defended Salman Rushdie in the controversy over The Satanic Verses.

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Category:1989 in New York (state)
Category:Arson
Category:20th century in New York City
Category:The Bronx