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What happened the NCA was bombed?

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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY OFFICE IN ADELAIDE WAS BOMBED ON MARCH 2, 1994:

* Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen died after he opened a parcel bomb delivered to the NCA office in Adelaide's CBD

* Lawyer Peter Wallis was seriously injured

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* Adelaide man Domenic Perre was arrested over Det Sgt Bowen's murder, but the charges were dropped six months later because of a lack of evidence

* A 1999 coronial inquiry concluded Perre made and sent the bomb but prosecutors maintained they did not have enough evidence to secure a conviction

* A $1 million reward offered for information leading to a conviction remains in place

* In 2016, police reveal taskforce Cornus has been established and has conducted a review of the crime

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