The following timeline is a chronological list of all the major events leading up to, during, and immediately following the terrorist attacks on new york and washington, dc on september 11, 2001. Police officers assist a survivor of the 1993 world trade center bombing in new york on feb. This discovery would link sheikh omar abdulrahmans group to the bombing. August 25, 1993 abdelrahman is indicted for involvement in a large terrorist plot that includes the 1993 world trade center bombing. Victims of 1993 world trade center attack remembered in. The world trade center bombing in 1993 before 911 youtube. The 1,336 lb 606 kg urea nitratehydrogen gas enhanced device was intended to send the north tower crashing into the south tower, bringing both towers down and killing. Collapse timeline victims aftermath rescue and recovery effort nist report on collapse deutsche bank. The epicenter was the parking garage beneath the world trade center, where a massive eruption. The bombing of the wtc was an event of immense proportions, the largest incident ever handled in. Imam linked to 1993 wtc bombing to speak at stand with. A bombing of the world trade center in 1993 proved to be a.
Finding resilience, 25 years after 1993 world trade center. The first world trade center attack and the first terrorist attack on. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in what was at that time the deadliest act of terrorism perpetrated on u. Boko haram suicide bombing in ndjamena market kills 15. Our interactive timeline of the 1993 bombing explores the world trade centers history, from the sites conception to the first attack and. An unindicted coconspirator in the 1993 world trade center bombing is a featured speaker at the stand with the prophet in honor and respect conference this weekend in garland, texas. On february 26, 1993, at about 17 minutes past noon, a thunderous explosion rocked lower manhattan. Interactive timeline details 1993 wtc bombing national.
Report and analysis provided by fire engineering william a. Remembering the 1993 world trade center bombing history. February 26, 1993 commemoration national september 11. Yousef was assisted by iraqi bomb maker abdul rahman yasin, who helped assemble the complex 1,310pound 590. First responders and the families of victims of the 1993 bombing of the world trade center gathered in new york on friday to remember the countrys first glimpse of terrorism, a prelude to the. A bombing of the world trade center in 1993 proved to be a frightening prelude to future acts of terrorism. See the article in its original context from october 31, 1993, section 1, page. The timeline starts with the completion of the first world trade center tower in. The 1993 world trade center bombing was a terrorist attack on the world trade center.
Before the attacks on september 11, 2001 911, the first world trade center bombing happened 25 years ago on feb. Interactive timelines chronicle the events of september 11, 2001, the ninemonth recovery effort at ground zero, and the 1993 world trade center bombing. An interactive web timeline features artifacts, oral histories, and archival media of the feb. For a long time after the 1993 bombing, i didnt want come down to lower manhattan, i didnt want to look at the world trade center, he said.
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