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; The 16th Street Baptist Church im Birminghan, ~~: Alabama, in which many pro-integration demonstrations have | been held curing the past year, was bombed at approximately wt 10:19 a.m., Central Standard Time, Septeaber 15, 1963... — ~ > . Four & idren, bertson, Addie ” Collins and Gretna ponte: al > and Denis: Kair “ji, --aged-10;- reportely diéd"ab a result of the bom ee addition, 16 persons were injured. These consisted of 9 Negro males, 5 Negro females and 2 white females. The rear end of the church was badly damaged. A. cs f fire marshal in Birmingham advised that in his opinion, : approximately 10 sticks of dynamite had been dropped on the road surface near the church and ignited with a fuse-type igniter. .- He estimated the damage to the church at $20,000 to $80,000. Our Birmingham Office imsediately instituted‘a-.° 2 fail investigation into this bombing. Investigation is proceeding with all possible speed and the Department will be advised of. -: pertinent developments. . SENT FROM D. 0. 1 = The Deputy Attorney General vs i= Aeatetast Attorney General Ke, ; al tA — a a ae ob tg REC- 29 pds . * Conrea (13) SEE MEMO ROSEN TO BAL HONT, 9716/6 » SAMEYT a. + BeLeach —4—— CAPTION, JCT:ers. ' "Wy bd gy ae = “DIVE CI 19 SEP 161% —s le