1993 World Trade Center Bombing Epicenter - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 42.692 W 074° 00.777
18T E 583374 N 4507203
A plaque within the National September 11 Memorial Museum marks the epicenter of the bomb blast that claimed the lives of 6 people on First Attack on the World Trade Center in 1993. The plaque is located in the level just below the main entrance.
Waymark Code: WMRKXA
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
Views: 7
The plaque says, "The area between where you re standing and the structure opposite you is the approximate location of the epicenter of the February 26, 1993 bomb blast on the B-2 level of the World Trade Center Parking Garage.
The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
On February 26, 1993, Islamist terrorist drove a van loaded with approximately 1,200 pounds of explosives into the public parking garage beneath the World Trade Center. They escaped in a waiting car before the bomb exploded at 12:18 p.m. The blast killed six adults, including a pressman woman. More than a thousand building occupants and emergency responded were injured, but the terrorist's mission to topple the buildings failed."
Date of crime: 02/26/1993
Public access allowed: yes
Fee required: yes
Web site: Not listed
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