FALN Communique No. 5

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Title

FALN Communique No. 5

Subject

Political communique claiming responsibility for attacks in Chicago and New York City.

Description

Dated June 14, 1975, this document details a series of attacks made 'in solidarity' with the NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade, with bombs targeting sites in Chicago the week before and multiple banks and federal government buildings on or around June 14. The communique emphasizes that 'these actions also demonstrate to the United States Government that the mobile guerrilla units of the FALN can hit anywhere in the United States.'

Creator

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation)

Date

June 14, 1975

Contributor

N/A

Rights

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Relation

N/A

Format

PDF, paper, one (1) page

Language

English

Type

Political Communique

Identifier

N/A

Coverage

Puerto Rican revolutionary movements (1970s-1990s)

Event Item Type Metadata

Event Type

Bombings in Chicago and New York City

Participants

FALN

Duration

June 4, 1975 - June 14, 1975

Files

FALN Communique No. 5

Citation

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation), “FALN Communique No. 5,” Bombs Don't Kill: Tracking Puerto Rican Revolutionaries in the U.S., accessed May 3, 2024, https://bdk.omeka.net/items/show/6.