Rivoli Beaubourg cinema bombing
| Rivoli Beaubourg attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France |
| Date | 30 March 1985 9:45 pm |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 18 |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
| Motive | Antisemitism (suspected) |
On 30 March 1985, a bomb exploded inside the Rivoli Beaubourg cinema in the
Eighteen people were wounded when the bomb exploded, planted under a seat, causing a hole and damage to the ceiling. The organisers received an anonymous letter a week before about to "blow everything up, including the director" of the festival. The bombing caused fears of a rise of
The next day, some 6,000 demonstrators including political and cinema elite marched around the cinema and a Jewish memorial near the Hôtel de Ville protesting against the attack. President François Mitterrand also condemned the attack.[3]
Police said both
Fabrice Nicolino, who was wounded in the blast, would again fall victim to a terror attack in Paris 30 years later in the Charlie Hebdo shooting, in which he was critically injured in the leg.[7][8]
See also
- 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
- Goldenberg restaurant attack
- February 1985 Paris bombing
- 1988 attack on Saint-Michel cinema in Paris
References
- ^ "18 heridos en un atentado en un cine de París". El País. 29 March 1985.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard (31 March 1985). "New Attacks Feared After Paris Bombing at a Jewish Festival". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c "Demonstrators protest bomb attack on theater".
- ^ "ATTENTATO ANTISEMITA VENTI FERITI (9 GRAVI) IN UN CINEMA DI PARIGI - la Repubblica.it".
- ^ Mother Jones. May 1987. Page 54
- Associated Press News.
- ^ a b Konvitz, Josef W. Cities, Citizenship and Jews in France and the United States, 1905–2022 (Volume 2). Taylor and Francis, 2023
- ^ "" Charlie Hebdo " : Du côté des blessés, entre trauma et soulagement". Le Monde.fr. 18 December 2017.