Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

Bob Marley Survives Assassination Attempt


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In December 1976 unidentified gunmen tried to kill Bob Marley at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. The legendary reggae singer miraculously survived with just light injuries. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from Nancy Burke, one of Marley's friends and neighbours, who was trapped inside the house as the gunmen stormed in, guns blazing.

Photo: Bob Marley, 1970s (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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