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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 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.

== The Bombing itself ==

== 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 severly 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 severly damaging several surrounding buildings. The explosion could be heard and felt several miles away.

As emergency teams responded, it was not immediately clear whether the explosion was accidental or deliberate.  As the day went on, there was conflicting evidence pointing at both domestic and international terrorism.  On one hand, it was the anniversary of the burning of the [[Branch Davidian]] compound in [[Waco]], [[Texas]]. On the other hand, the first [[be on the lookout]] announcement was for a brown pickup truck driven by an Arab-looking male.

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 alleges spread through the mainstream media sourced to anti-racist watchdogs 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 by Lawrence W. Myers in Media Bypass magazine. <ref>Lawrence W. Myers, Tim McVeigh: An Interview, ''Media Bypass'', February 1996, pg. 36.</ref>

As the day progressed, 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.

== Arrests ==

== Arrests ==