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Wednesday 19th of April 1995

29 years ago



27-year-old terrorist Timothy McVeigh aka The Oklahoma City Bomber drives a rented Ryder truck with an ANNM explosive device mounted in the back in front of the building in Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, 200 Northwest 5th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

The explosion killed 186 people and injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third of the building. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed or burned 86 cars, causing an estimated 652 million dollars worth of damage. The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane.


More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing