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A group of Croatian nationalists planted a bomb in a coin locker at Grand Central Terminal on September 11, 1976. The group also hijacked TWA Flight 355. After stating their political demands, they revealed the location and provided the instructions for disarming the Grand Central Terminal bomb.
The hijackers claimed to have a bomb with them as they seized control of the plane in the 95th minute of its flight. [4] The group redirected the plane to Montreal's Mirabel International Airport where they refueled and told officials that they had planted a bomb in a locker at Grand Central Terminal and gave
A bomb wedged behind a sink in a Grand Central Terminal men's room exploded in March, slightly injuring three men. [17] A bomb planted in a phone booth at the Port Authority Bus Terminal exploded with no injuries. Another bomb was discovered in a phone booth that was removed from Pennsylvania Station for repair.
Grand Central Depot. By 1869, Vanderbilt had commissioned John B. Snook to design his new station, dubbed Grand Central Depot, on the site of the 42nd Street depot. [23] [24] [25] The site was far outside the limits of the developed city at the time, and even Vanderbilt's backers warned against building the terminal in such an undeveloped area. [26]
If the instructions were followed, the bomb would be deactivated. The device at Grand Central Terminal was found and taken to NYPD Rodman's Neck Firing Range where police attempted to dismantle it rather than detonate it. After setting a cutting instrument on the two wires attached to the device, the officers retreated from the pit for several ...
Grand Central Terminal is currently and temporarily shut down due to protesters calling for a cease fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Grand Central Terminal reopens but access restricted due to protesters
March 29: A bomb that exploded in Grand Central Terminal, injuring no one, marked the end of self-imposed hiatus of George Metesky, a.k.a. the "Mad Bomber". In 1951 alone he had five bombs explode at New York City landmarks, such as the New York Public Library Main Branch. [107]
A man arrested in the Christmas Day stabbing of two teen tourists who were eating with their parents at New York City's Grand Central Terminal has been charged with hate crimes.