Oklahoma City bombing
1995 terrorist attack in the United States
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Summary
Oklahoma City bombing is a terrorist attack[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of terrorist attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,834 views/month, #1 of 326).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oklahoma City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: bomb attack[5], mass murder[6]
- Location: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building[7]
- Commons category: Oklahoma City bombing[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[9]
- Armament: car bomb[10]
- Point in time: April 19, 1995[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oklahoma City bombing[12]
- Described at URL: https://vault.fbi.gov/OKBOMB[13]
- Number of deaths: 168[14]
- Number of injured: 680[15]
- Different from: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building[16]
- Damaged: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building[17]
- Number of perpetrators: 2[18]
- Perpetrator: Timothy McVeigh[19], Terry Nichols[20]
Why It Matters
Oklahoma City bombing has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]