The Oklahoma City Bombing was a domestic terrorist attack where 168 people died and over 600 were inured. The attack was carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols against a federal building in downtown Oklahoma. The two had met during basic training for the US army a few years earlier. The bomb was detonated from a rental van which was parked in front of the building a few minutts after 9 am. 168 people were confirmed dead after the bombing, but the real number might have been 168 due to a leg that was found in the ruins, but its not known if the leg belonged to one more victim or one of the 168 confirmed dead. 19 of the victims were children. McVeigh was sentenced to death and was executed in 2001, while Nichols is still serving his life-sentence. He was sentenced to 161 life-sentences, which sat a new Guinness record.
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| This picture by Chris Fields won the Pulitzer prize |
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