Why did the Oklahoma City bombing occur?

Answer 1

On 19 April 1995, 29 year old Gulf War veteran rented a truck and packed it with about 2,300 kg of explosive material consisting of ammonium nitrate, an agricultural fertiliser, and nitromethane, a highly volatile motor-racing fuel. He then detonated it in the street in front of the Alfred P Murrah federal building, a US government office complex. 168 were killed in the explosion, including 19 children attending a day-care centre in the building. 800 more people were injured, while over 300 buildings in the surrounding area were destroyed or seriously damaged. At the trial, the US Government asserted that McVeigh's motivation for the attack was to avenge the deaths two years earlier of Branch Davidians near Waco, Texas, whom he believed had been murdered by agents of the federal government. On 13 June 1997, Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death by a jury consisting of seven men and five women, who unanimously voted that McVeigh should die by lethal injection: he was executed at a US penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on 11 June 2001.

Answer 2

TERRY McVeigh did NOT bomb Oklahoma!

TIMOTHY McVeigh did bomb Oklahoma.

Added: No one can possibly know McVeigh's TRUE motive. It was enough that there was sufficient evidence to convict him.

Answer 3

The Oklahoma City bombing happened on Wednesday, April 19, 1995 at 9:02 AM at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Timothy McVeigh parked a truck full of explosives in front of the building and when it went off, the building exploded killing 168 and wounding 680.

Answer 4

The perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, was acting alone, although he had an accomplice who helped him build the bomb. He claimed he was retaliating against the Federal Government for the incidents at the Waco Siege and Ruby Ridge.

Answer 5

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the chief conspirators, met at Fort Benning during U.S. Army basic training. McVeigh's accomplice, Michael Fortier, was his roommate in the Army. They were survivalists who were unhappy with the way the FBI handled Ruby Ridge and Waco. McVeigh later decided to bomb a federal building in response to the raids at Ruby Ridge and Waco.

Answer 6

Timothy McVeigh claimed that it was in revenge for the Federal actions at Ruby Ridge and Waco.

Answer 7

The perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, believed he was taking revenge on the Federal Government for previous incidents at Waco and Ruby Ridge.

Answer 8

Timothy McVeigh.