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| | | ‘voom!’” said Pil Bebert De- Klade-wire-was one of the four policemen guarding the mos- que in fears that this very thing might happen, “We looked up,” he said, “and saw flames at the top of ihe building. Then the windows blew out and flames came shooting eut of the empty win- dows.” OUT OF CONTROL The flames roared three stories high from the roof with- in minutes. It roared out of control until 4.20 a.m., gradu- ally gutting all four floors, which collapsed in a charred jumbie. The hinct same late than tain BALL BGO He JD Alea days after Malcolm X, who once was a minister of the mosque but defected to set up E to death during a public gathering in the Audubon Ball. room at 166th st. and Broad- way, . Only yesterday, hig sister Ella vowed in Boston that: “He will be avenge @!” | ‘This threet was achosad br peer ——— Leon 4X Ameer, 21, of Boston, hetr-apparent to leadership of Malcalm X's movement. “We are going to repay them! qupaiting an ambulance. for what they did to aMcolm,” tlhe declared here last night he- fore the bembing. - “There will be maximum re- taliation.” i He Blamed Biijah Muhsm- pite three policemen stationed inside the locked entfanceWnd another patrolisan walking beat ‘putgide. ~The mosque explosion prom- pted police immediately to double the security guard at, the second-foor offices of Mal- colm X’s Muslim Mosque ine. at the Holel Theresa, 125th st ape . ft : James / Shabazz cohn's segreta 1d now acting head ‘— }of ‘his. movement,“arrived at a (the office early today. Eviden-| cing neither shock nor sorrow, wmavt ent eaneern aves den ek nor any CIT OVEr the 4Gi- dent, he calmly stated: “I just read about it, I have not statement to make.” Asked if he was concerned i \by the possibility that the late {Malcolm's followers might be}: Blaccused in the incident, * replied: “That's all I have no state! “te mate whout it.” { T FS SEEN ace “ wson, president fof} 3 : the trated ATriean Nationalist ' pemment and a veteran black! ! nationalist, called the mosque i burning part of “a well calcu-| : lated and diabolical plan” that]: “would benefit the Commun- ists more than anyone else.” : Calling on “all people to cease and desist from all acts of violence," Mr. Lawson said: “The police and investigative i authorities should not ruie out, ; that this may be ihe beginning]; of « series of acts unleashed by Peking -oriented Communists. It does not have to be the result). of a feud between followers of| | Muhammad and the late Mal-|: i colm X¥, a ‘BLAST VICTIM aoe | Fireman W Siegfried Newman injured by falling debris at the Muslim Mosque blast and fire, is aided by two companions while Jeurnal-American Fhete by Len Morgan @ fas the biltian af urelnnter [that we hr net (aR AAA MI BAU UN BRC IL WE, LUGS, does not ex- said of Elijab: pect to live too long. The Black] “ZT believe the police should! « t “I don't know if hel bive|Musiims, he said, “are gonnajhave protected the Muslim: ut the menth.” . kil] me.” property with more thorough- Ameer also casually said’ The mosque wes blasted des-'ness.” mir a