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La Penca bombing
In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.
The attack took place at a press conference and several journalists were killed and injured.
Swedish journalist Peter Torbiornsson believes he inadvertently helped the bomber.
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