The Nation - News from March 5, 1986
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A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted six self-described revolutionaries of conspiracy and bombing 11 military sites and corporations in New York between 1982 and 1984 as members of the radical United Freedom Front. The jury returned convictions on 27 counts and was ordered to return today to continue deliberating the remaining charges in the 72-count bombing conspiracy case. All but one of the bombs exploded, causing some damage but no injuries.
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