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- The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack.
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The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack.
- July 27, 1996, 1:20 am (UTC-4)
- Pipe bomb
- 2 (1 directly, 1 indirectly)
Mar 29, 2024 · On July 27, 1996, a single homemade pipe bomb left in a knapsack exploded amid a crowd of spectators in Centennial Olympic Park, near the main sites of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. The blast caused by the crude device killed one person and injured 112 others.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 9, 2010 · The bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in 1996 made Richard Jewell a suspect in the attack, though he was later cleared of all charges.
Jul 27, 2016 · 5 minute read. By Olivia B. Waxman. July 27, 2016 8:30 AM EDT. P recisely 20 years ago—on July 27, 1996—terror struck the Summer Olympics in Atlanta when a pipe bomb exploded during a...
Apr 19, 2024 · Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Atlanta that took place July 19–August 4, 1996. The Atlanta Games were the 23rd occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Selected over Athens to host the Centennial Summer Games, Atlanta staged one of the most extravagant Games in Olympic history. With a five-hour opening ceremony and the ...
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Sep 18, 2013 · A bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park during the Summer Games in Atlanta in 1996. One person was killed, another person died from a heart attack, and 111 others were injured. Eric...
Jul 24, 2012 · A bomb exploded at the social center of the Games, Centennial Olympic Park, a melting-pot entertainment area without the security restrictions or admission charges of the rest of the...
