Grand Véfour restaurant bombing

Grand Véfour restaurant bombing
Front of the Le Grand Véfour
Location Paris, France
Date 23 December 1983
10:30 pm
Deaths 0
Non-fatal injuries
 12
Perpetrator Unknown

On 23 December 1983, the Le Grand Véfour restaurant in Paris was damaged in a bomb attack, in which twelve other people were wounded.[1] The attack in one of Paris's most exclusive restaurants left a large crater in its front. Five of the injured diners were Americans, and two were Japanese.[2]

Raymond Oliver, owner of Le Grand Véfour, was quoted by his daughter as saying "I am ruined. My clients trust me and this had to happen to me as I reach the end of my career."[2]

Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack. The Action Directe terror group also denied involvement, saying it did not carry any political significance. The case file was closed by police and no one has been apprehended.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ AP (1983-12-24). "10 at Paris Restaurant Wounded in Explosion". The New York Times.
  2. 1 2 "Police tighten security after bombing".
  3. ↑ Fassin, Didier; Rechtman, Richard (20 July 2018). The Empire of Trauma: An Inquiry Into the Condition of Victimhood. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691137537 – via Google Books.

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