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At 9:02 am on April 19, 1995, in the street in front of the Murrah building, attackers exploded a rented Ryder truck containing about 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) of explosive material. The car bomb was composed of ammonium nitrate, an agricultural fertilizer, and nitromethane, a highly volatile motor-racing fuel. Timothy McVeigh, a gulf war veteran, was arrested by an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman within an hour of the explosion. At his trial, the United States Government asserted that the motivation for the attack was to avenge the deaths of Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas, whom McVeigh believed had been murdered by agents of the federal government. McVeigh called the casualties in the bombing "collateral damage" and compared the action to actions he had taken during the Gulf WarSee also: 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. The war started with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. The result of the war was a decisive victory. The attack was staged on the second anniversary of the Waco incident.

In all, 168 people were killed in the bombing. The remains of the half-destroyed Federal building were demolished in May 1995. Today, the site of the Murrah building is occupied by a giant memorialA memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as statues or fountains. The most common type of memorial is the simple gravestone. Also common which includes a large reflecting poolA reflecting pool is a structure often used in memorials. It generally consists of a shallow pool of water, usually quite calm. It is designed to cause solemnity and, as its name implies, reflection. Notable reflecting pools include one at The King Center, two large "doorways", a museumA museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evi, and a field full of chairFor other uses of the term chair please see chair (disambiguation). A chair is a piece of furniture consisting of a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Without back and arm rests it is called a stool . A chair for more persons—one for each person lost. The seats of the children killed are smaller than those of the adults lost. Some legislation was also introduced in response to the attack, notably the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is a series of laws in the US signed into law on April 24, 1996 to "deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes". It was introduced.

The site became part of the National Park ServiceNational Park Service Established April 5, 1916 Director Fran P. Mainella Budget 1. 6 billion (2004) Employees 20,000 (2004) The National Park Service (NPS) is the government agency in the United States that deals with national parks and monuments. It was. On February 19February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 315 days remaining, 316 in leap years. Events 607 Boniface III becomes Pope. 1674 England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster. A provision of the agreement transfer, 2001 an Oklahoma City bombing museum was dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center.

An accomplice, Terry Nichols, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in a federal court trial. Nichols stood trial in McAlester, Oklahoma, on state murder charges starting on March 1, 2004, and was convicted of 160 counts of first-degree murder, plus other felony charges on May 26. The penalty phase of the state trial, in which he could have been given the death penalty, ended in a jury deadlock, which automatically resulted in the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment. His brother, James was also accused of taking part in the bombing, but was released due to lack of evidence.