A single plaque embedded in the pavement marks the spot where the Restaurant Véry once stood. On a winter evening in eighteen ninety-four, an anarchist named Émile Henry walked inside and tossed a bomb toward the counter. The explosion shattered the dining room, killing a customer and the restaurant manager instantly. Henry had targeted the place specifically because it was a popular spot for police officers to dine. The blast left the facade in ruins and forever changed the street corner.
Véry bombing
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