Incident Summary:

03/11/1976: The Hearst family retreat, a 39,000-acre estate at Wyntoon in Redding, California, United States, is bombed. The bombing, claimed by the New World Liberation Front (NWLF), caused boards in the foundation of the home to crack. It is unknown if any casualties occurred in this incident.

GTD ID:
197603110002

When:
1976-03-11

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

California

City:
Redding

Location Details:
family mountain retreat, Wyntoon, in northern Calif., near Mt. Shasta

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Hearst family retreat
Specific Description Hearst family retreat
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
New World Liberation Front (NWLF) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Wallace Turner, "Lawyers in Hearst Trial Weigh Jury Instructions," New York Times, March 13, 1976.
Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on D
Christopher Hewitt, "Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology," Praeger Security International, 2005.