Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing | |
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Location | Stateline, Nevada |
Coordinates | 38°57′37″N 119°56′31″W / 38.9602°N 119.9420°W |
Date | August 26–27, 1980 |
Target | Harvey's Resort Hotel |
Attack type | Bombing, attempted extortion |
Weapons | Dynamite improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrators | |
Motive | Extortion |
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 (now "Harveys") in Stateline, Nevada, United States.[2] After an attempt to disarm the bomb, it exploded, causing extensive damage to the hotel but no injuries or deaths. The total cost of the damage was estimated to be around $18 million.[3] John Birges Sr. was convicted of having made the bomb with a goal of extorting money from the casino after having lost $750,000 there. He died in prison in 1996, at the age of 74.
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