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On the morning of April 19, 1995, the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] in [[Oklahoma City]] was bombed.  By official figures, 168 people died<ref>There's an open question about a possible 169th victim.  See ''Others Unknown''.</ref>Until the [[September 11th attacks]] in 2001, this was the deadlist terrorist incident in the [[United States]].  [[Timothy McVeigh]] and [[Terry Nichols]] were convicted for their parts in the bombing, and [[Michael Fortier]] pled guilty after cooperating with the prosecution.

On the morning of April 19, 1995, the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] in [[Oklahoma City]] was bombed.  By official figures, 168 people died.<ref>There's an open question about a possible 169th victim.  See ''Others Unknown''.</ref> Until the [[September 11th attacks]] in 2001, this was the deadliest terrorist incident in the [[United States]].  [[Timothy McVeigh]] and [[Terry Nichols]] were convicted for their parts in the bombing, and [[Michael Fortier]] plead guilty after cooperating with the prosecution.

== The Bombing ==

== The Bombing ==

On the days leading up to April 19th, McVeigh and Nichols filled a rented Ryder truck with approximately 5000 pounds of a fuel oil and fertilizer mixture.  On the morning of April 19th, Timothy McVeigh drove the truck into downtown Oklahoma City, parking it directly in front of the Murrah Federal Building.  At 9:02 am, the bomb detonated, collapsing the front facade of the federal building and severely damaging several surrounding buildings. The explosion could be heard and felt several miles away.

On the days leading up to April 19th, McVeigh and Nichols filled a rented Ryder truck with approximately 5000 pounds of a fuel oil and fertilizer mixture.  On the morning of April 19th, Timothy McVeigh drove the truck into downtown Oklahoma City, parking it directly in front of the Murrah Federal Building.  At 9:02 am the bomb detonated, collapsing the front facade of the federal building and severely damaging several surrounding buildings. The explosion could be heard and felt several miles away.

McVeigh intended to avenge the deaths among the [[Branch Davidians]] at [[Waco]], [[Texas]], a third of which were members of minority groups, including 30 blacks, as well as 6 Hispanics and 7 Asians and including a number of interracial marriages. <ref>David B. Kopel and Paul H. Blackman, ''No More Wacos: What’s Wrong With Federal Law Enforcement and How To Fix It'', Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1997, 409-411.</ref>  Despite widespread allegations spread through the mainstream media sourced to leftist, self-styled "anti-racist" [[Watchdog Groups|watchdog groups]] of racial motivations behind the bombings, Nichols himself was married to a Philippine national. McVeigh had been [[politically profiled]] in Brandon Stickney's ''All-American Monster - The Unauthorized Biography of Timothy McVeigh'', allegations which were responded to in an article by Lawrence W. Myers in ''Media Bypass'' magazine. <ref>Lawrence W. Myers, Tim McVeigh: An Interview, ''Media Bypass'', February 1996, pg. 36.</ref>

McVeigh intended to avenge the deaths among the [[Branch Davidians]] at [[Waco]], [[Texas]], a third of which were members of minority groups, including 30 blacks, 6 Hispanics and 7 Asians, as well as a number of interracial marriages. <ref>David B. Kopel and Paul H. Blackman, ''No More Wacos: What’s Wrong With Federal Law Enforcement and How To Fix It'', Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1997, 409-411.</ref>  Despite widespread allegations of racial motivations behind the bombings, which were spread through the mainstream media and sourced to leftist, self-styled "anti-racist" [[Watchdog Groups|watchdog groups]], Nichols himself was married to a Philippine national. McVeigh had been [[politically profiled]] in Brandon Stickney's ''All-American Monster - The Unauthorized Biography of Timothy McVeigh'', allegations which were responded to in an article by Lawrence W. Myers in ''Media Bypass'' magazine. <ref>Lawrence W. Myers, Tim McVeigh: An Interview, ''Media Bypass'', February 1996, pg. 36.</ref>

On the day of the bombing, the brown pickup truck was apparently found and cleared, and an additional set of sketches were released, of Johns Doe #1 and #2.  These sketches were apparently based on witness reports from the Ryder shop where the truck was rented; the truck had been identified by its [[VIN]] found on an axle.

On the day of the bombing, the brown pickup truck was apparently found and cleared, and an additional set of sketches were released, of Johns Doe #1 and #2.  These sketches were apparently based on witness reports from the Ryder shop where the truck was rented; the truck had been identified by its [[VIN]] found on an axle.