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1993 World Trade Center bombing (view source)
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[[Image:1993attack.jpg|right|thumb|Damage Done By 1993 Truck Bombing]]
The '''1993 World Trade Center bombing''' was an attack on the [[World Trade Center]] which killed 6 and injured 1,042.
==Background==
The WTC became a symbol of American capitalism and economic dominance, and therefore a vulnerable target for [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorists]]. In 1993, Islamic terrorists detonated a massive truck bomb in an underground parking lot with the goal of knocking the towers over and killing its capacity of 25,000 workers. This attempt failed, killing only a few, but caused smoke and evacuation of the building.
==See also==
* [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]
[[Category:Terrorism]]
The '''1993 World Trade Center bombing''' was an attack on the [[World Trade Center]] which killed 6 and injured 1,042.
==Background==
The WTC became a symbol of American capitalism and economic dominance, and therefore a vulnerable target for [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorists]]. In 1993, Islamic terrorists detonated a massive truck bomb in an underground parking lot with the goal of knocking the towers over and killing its capacity of 25,000 workers. This attempt failed, killing only a few, but caused smoke and evacuation of the building.
==See also==
* [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]
[[Category:Terrorism]]