The mystery of the Sydney Hilton bombing endures

Updated May 11 2016 - 10:33am, first published April 30 2016 - 4:07am
Commissioner of Police Andrew Scipione and Lord Mayor Clover Moore lay floral wreath on the 30th anniversary of the bombing Photo: Domino Postiglione DPP
Commissioner of Police Andrew Scipione and Lord Mayor Clover Moore lay floral wreath on the 30th anniversary of the bombing Photo: Domino Postiglione DPP
The scene of the Hilton Hotel bombing on George Street, Sydney. Photo: Supplied
The scene of the Hilton Hotel bombing on George Street, Sydney. Photo: Supplied
Emergency crews at the scene of the Sydney Hilton bombing in 1978.
Emergency crews at the scene of the Sydney Hilton bombing in 1978.

On Monday February 13, 1978 a bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded as it was emptied into the back of a garbage truck, killing three people outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, where inside some of the most powerful world leaders were meeting.

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