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BH 157-352 Alabama, (Negro), taking the lives of four children, who were among approximately 100-125 people in attendance at Sunday School. Twenty or more persons were injured. The church is located at the corner of 6th Avenue and 16th Street North, near the downtown section of the city. The point of impact was outside the church, a brick building, on the 16th Street side under some concrete steps and against the wall. Damage to the church building was estimated to be $30-$40,000 and undetermined amount of damage to surrounding buildings. This church had been a meeting place in the past for racial demonstrators. This bombing, one of a series in the recent past in Birmingham, is possibly attributable to racial extremists. The crime scene search has failed to develop evidence indicating that the explosion was detonated by any specific type of detonator. It is unknown at this point whether a fuse or a timing mechanism was used. Birmingham newspapers on 9/18/63 state that a fund for rewards in this case has reached $76,000. -2-