The Nation - News from Sept. 4, 1986
Extra security surrounded the Moiseyev Dance Company as it performed in New York, one day after a tear-gas bombing forced the evacuation of 4,000 people from the Metropolitan Opera House during a show by the Soviet dance troupe. The company received a standing ovation as the performance ended without incident. The FBI and city police, meanwhile, joined to investigate Tuesday’s incident, which caused minor injuries to 30 people. “It’s a very intense investigation,” said James Fox, deputy head of the FBI’s New York office.
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