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0-19 {Riev. 12-14-64) 4 & REC 19 TIA 3F 7 SR nek Pee engetul | Blow For Maleoln X? S-Firemen Hutt I BS DONALD R. FLYNN, RICHARD BARR___. ' Journel-American Staff Frizers Multiple explosions shattered and set aflame the Harlem Mosque of the Black Muslims early today. — The three-alarm fire reduced the buliding to smok- ing rubble in an apparent stroke of quick and-wolent . . .and GUS ENGELMAN Maicolm X. The widely-Yeared retaliation tame at 2:15 am. when a series of blasts ripped Elijah Muham- mad’s Mosque No. 7 at 102 W. bs st., where the Black Mus- lim “prophet” maintained New t York headquarters on the fourth floor. . AVALANCHE OF BRICKS A roaring fire swept the building almost eat the instant of the blasts. Tons of bricks crashed onto two fire trucks in @ roaring avalanche when the: wall along W. 116th st. cal: Japsed shortly after 3 am. i Apparently, fire bombs were, thrown through an open fourth floor window from the roof of an adjoining buliding, : Bix persons were injured—, jfive firemen end one civilian.. iOne Tireman was in critical) condition, Fire Chief John T. O'Hagan end Chief of Detectives Law- rence W. McKearney both im- mediately labeled the fire and; explosiogs “suspicious Asked rst appeared to be re-! ad i) tion for the brital murder egro Leader Malco zx, Chief O'Hagan replied: “ wouldn't be surprised. It, geems Jogical. Al our tep in-| bee for the PEERY n of Black Nationalist leader { vectigators are here.” A shopping bag containing kerosene rags was found on the roof of an adjoining building at 113-15 Lenox eve., by two patrolmen. @ INTEREOGATED Fight Negroes were rounded vp in the area, which is «2 gathering place of Black Mus- lims, and were being tnterro- gated An . temporary Police Hollywood Bar & Grill across! from the mosque at W. sein at. - The explosions ripped the Woosque “like a ghot,” one wite| ese gold. | oweeweara cus cert Tolson Belmont Mohr DeLoach Casper Callahan Conrad Pelt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tave! Trotter Tele Room Holmes Gandy oa f J The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune New York Journal-American ral New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times The Baltimore Sun The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer People’s World Date 3 FEB 273 3995