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== 1993 Bombing Attack ==
== 1993 Bombing Attack ==
{{main|1993 World Trade Center bombing}}
[[File:World Trade Center pre 911.jpg|thumb|New York Skyline before 9/11]]
[[File:World Trade Center pre 911.jpg|thumb|New York Skyline before 9/11]]
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.
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.