What is Oklahoma City bombing?
{{use mdy dates}} <!-- only for events in the USA --> {{Infobox civilian attack |title=Oklahoma City bombing |image=Oklahomacitybombing-DF-ST-98-01356.jpg |alt=Several fire-damaged cars located in front of a partially destroyed multi-story building. |caption=The [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] two days after the bombing |location=[[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]], [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], [[United States]] |coordinates={{Coord|35|28|22.4|N|97|31|01|W|region:US-OK_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |date=April&nbsp;19, 1995 |time=9:02&nbsp;a.m. CST |timezone=[[UTC]]–5 |type=[[Truck bomb]] |fatalities=168 |injuries=680+ |perps=[[Timothy McVeigh]], [[Terry Nichols]], [[Michael Fortier]], [[Lori Fortier]] |motive=Retaliation for the [[Waco Siege]] and [[Ruby Ridge]] }} The '''Oklahoma City bombing''' was a [[terrorist]] attack on April 19, 1995 on the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]]. The [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]], was attacked by [[Timothy McVeigh]]. The [[truck bomb]]ing destroyed much of the building. As a result, it had to be torn down. McVeigh and [[Terry Nichols]] exploded a [[truck bomb]], killing 168 people and hurting 850 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oklahoma City Bombing {{!}} The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=OK026|access-date=2024-11-08|website=Oklahoma Historical Society {{!}} OHS|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Responding to Terrorism Victims - Oklahoma City and Beyond|url=https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/publications/infores/respterrorism/chap1.html|access-date=2024-11-08|website=ovc.ojp.gov}}</ref> It was the most deadly terrorist attack in the US until the [[September 11 attacks]] six years later. The bombing caused $652 million in damage to the building and the nearby area. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline}} {{history-stub}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:19