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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.
Retro Report: The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta were rocked by a bomb that killed one and injured more than 100. In the rush to find the perpetrator, one man beca...
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May 23, 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.
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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 venues.
Aug 2, 2017 · At a free concert at the 1996 Olympic Games, a bomb packed with nails and screws exploded, killing two people and injuring more than 100 others.
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Feb 9, 2010 · 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 Olympic Park.
Jul 1, 2011 · For eight days, ever since Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron to open the Summer Games, the eyes of the world had been fixed on Atlanta. A stroll through Centennial Park meant overhearing ...
