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The blast killed 21-year-old Constable Angela Taylor (the first Australian policewoman to be slain in the line of duty), left 22 people injured and caused massive amounts of damage to the Russell Street Police Headquarters and surrounding buildings, with damage estimated at over AUD$1 million dollars. '' The Age '' newspaper reported that the blast had such an impact because of the open floor design of the offices basically acted like a Claymore Mine , sending more shrapnel as the blast ripped through the floors seemingly adding more pressure to the blast as it followed its path. ARRESTS AND TRIAL Five men were charged and sent to trial, with only Craig 'Slim' Minogue and former television actor, Stan Taylor (no relation to the dead policewoman) being found guilty and sentenced for the bombing. Minogue and Taylor were sentenced to Life Imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 28 years. Minogue later received a second life sentence for the murder of fellow prisoner, Alex Tsakmakis. SEE ALSO
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