At 8:30 pm on the 3rd of December 1976 an assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley when seven gunmen burst into his home at 56 Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica injuring Marley his wife Rita and manager Don Taylor, the attack was believed to be politically motivated. Current conspiracy theories suggest that the CIA might have been involved. It took place two days before Marley was to stage a concert (Smile Jamaica) in an attempt to quell recent outbreaks of politically related violence. Politicians from across the political spectrum hoped to capitalise on Marley’s support. Thankfully he survived, but sadly cancer took him a few years later in 1981.
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