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  1. 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)
  2. Mar 29, 2024 · July 27, 1996. Location: Atlanta. Georgia. United States. Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta Olympic Games bombing of 1996, bombing that occurred at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting in two deaths and more than 100 injuries.

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  4. Feb 9, 2010 · July | 27. Choose another date. 1996. Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park. In Atlanta, Georgia, the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial...

  5. www.fbi.gov › history › famous-casesEric Rudolph — FBI

    Rudolph began his violent attacks on July 27, 1996. As spectators watched the 1996 Summer Olympics, he planted a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. The subsequent blast killed one...

  6. Sep 18, 2013 · Timeline. July 27, 1996 - An anonymous 911 call warns that a bomb will explode in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, during the Olympic Games. The caller says: “There is a bomb in Centennial ...

  7. Sep 22, 2016 · On July, 27, Eric Rudolph planted a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, where thousands had gathered to celebrate the Olympics. The resulting explosion killed one and injured over 100. Rudolph carried out three additional bombing incidents between 1996 and 1998 in Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama, killing one and injuring over 50.

  8. Jul 27, 2016 · History. When Terror Struck the Summer Olympics 20 Years Ago. 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...

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