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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/77813| Title: | The Karen Grech crosses |
| Authors: | Bonello, Giovanni |
| Keywords: | Grech, Karen, 1962-1977 -- Assassination Grech, Edwin S., 1928- -- Assassination attempt, 1977 Mail bombings -- Malta Mail bombings -- Prevention Letter mail handling -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 1993-04 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Bonello, G. (1993). The Karen Grech crosses. The PSM magazine, 22(1), 3-12. |
| Abstract: | On December 28, 1977, Karen Grech, the teenage daughter of Professor Edwin Grech, was murdered by the explosion of a letter-bomb addressed to her father. Despite the lapse of time and the change in government, no one has yet been charged with the infamous crime. The repercussions - human, political and social - of that letter-bomb were far reaching. Tensions between the parties, already red-hot, increased. Fear, suspicion and murder added new dimensions to the local political scene; that dark menace has not been completely defused yet. The postal authorities were quick to react to the outrage. Lethal letter-bombs, previously unheard of in Malta, had overnight become a sad reality. Something had to be done, and fast. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/77813 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 1993 - 22(1) |
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