Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

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    The day the Murrah Federal building was bombed was a traumatic day here in Oklahoma.Not just for the people personally affected but everyone as a community. Timothy McVeigh tookover 100 innocent lives that day because he was angry at the government. However, he quicklybecame a perfect example as to how strong our country truly is and how justice will be served.At 9:02am, on April 19, 1995, people’s lives changed forever (history.com staff). Outsidethe Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in…

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    The Oklahoma City bombing occurred on 19 April 1995 at 9:02 am. The bombing, targeting the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, took the lives of 168 people, consisting of federal and state employees, citizens, and children. The culprits behind the bombing are Timothy McVeigh (executed in 2001) and Terry Nichols (serving a life sentence in prison). Given the extent of their involvement, in the heinous act, the blame is well placed. However, McVeigh and Nichols were not acting on their deranged…

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    truck bombing, it happened at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. In this attack there was a total of 168 deaths, 19 were children that were in the day-care center that the building had, and more than 500 people were injured. The bomb was made with ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. This was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until September 11, 2001. When the bombing happened it affected other buildings around. The explosion destroyed more than 300 other buildings around the immediate…

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    Tragedy in America, homegrown terrorist bombing has had a tremendous impact on the lives of Americans. Do you remember approximately twenty and a half years ago when domestic terrorist attacked America? On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was blown up by domestic terrorist and ex-Army decorated soldier, twenty-seven year old, Timothy McVeigh and his co-conspirator and ex-Army buddy, Terry Nichols. McVeigh raised in western, New York…

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    The year is 1995, the day April 19. People wake up and go to work as usual, but shortly after 9:00 am a rental truck explodes with great force in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. After all possible rescue efforts were made, 168 were declared dead. More than 650 other people were injured and 19 of the deceased were children. Months later two men were charged with the murders and unlawful use of explosives. With these two in custody the public felt safe…

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    He turned his Arizona home into a bunker, renounced his US citizenship and began making homemade bombs. The same recipe he used in the Oklahoma City bombing (Linder 2006). In September 1994, McVeigh began making plans to blow up the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. McVeigh began stock-piling his ingredients for his bomb in a storage facility he rented in Herington, Kansas. McVeigh and his co-conspirators continued collecting all the ingredients they needed in their plot which included…

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    as the head of the Federal Employees Credit Union at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and had looked forward…

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    Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was targeted to be bombed on April 19, 1995 by a truck full of explosives parked out front. Over 300 other buildings were affected or destroyed in the explosion as well, this ending up with an overall death count of 168 people along with 650 more injured. The bombing was known as the worst terrorist attack on American soil up until six years later on September 11, 2001 (History.com) In this report I will be going over Edward T.…

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    # Religion Assessment ## Oklahoma City Bombing On April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City USA, a truck bomb detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Government Building. It left 168 people dead, and hundreds more injured. The truck bomb was detonated by anti-government militants Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for his crimes in 2001 and Terry Nichols, who received life in prison. ### Possible Big Questions - Is the death penalty OK? - Why does God let us suffer? - What forces…

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    joining terrorist groups. Therefore, the US government need to become more vigilant and understand the reasons as to why these individuals are following extremist groups. Instead of Americans concentrating of Muslims who wear turbans in American, the Federal Bureau of Investigations should also look at every day American men and women of all colors of skin. Although there are many reasons as to why Americans may become a home grown terrorist, following the Islamic terrorist culture could cause…

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