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Nevada State Fire Marshal Thomas J. Huddleston examining the bomb. The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel ("Harveys" since 1986) in Stateline, Nevada, United States. [2]
Parts of Harvey's casino reopened within 48 hours, and the fully repaired and renovated hotel reopened in May 1981. [2] The bomb was placed by John Birges, a heavily in-debt Fresno landscaper who had lost at least $1 million at casinos in Stateline and was hoping to extort $3 million from the bomb threat. He was convicted and sentenced to life ...
MotorCity Casino Hotel is a casino hotel located in Detroit, Michigan, United States.It was opened on December 14, 1999. [1]The $825 million MotorCity complex contains a historic building that housed the Wagner Baking Company, makers of the brand Wonder Bread. [2]
Motor City Furry Con attendees were forced from their hotel rooms at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Creek just before 9 a.m. on Sunday after a threat forced an evacuation for the second ...
Guests were cleared from the Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansas, on Friday evening after someone called 911 claiming they were suicidal and had an explosive device in a restroom at the casino ...
Two explosive devices were discovered at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said. 2 "crude" explosive devices found at ...
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Roofer charged with leaving explosives in casino toilet — days after being bailed over gun threat in fight ‘about politics’: cops Zoe Hussain November 4, 2024 at 10:43 AM