MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Several hundreds of people have gathered at the former site of the Oklahoma City government building to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack in US history prior to the 9/11 tragedy.
remember what happened 20 years ago & how oklahoma was changed forever. keeping the families affected in our prayers pic.twitter.com/n2yfxeiI40
— ხɑყ ❀ (@baymcmahan) 19 апреля 2015
Former US President Bill Clinton, who was holding the office at the time of the attack, was also present at the anniversary ceremony.
"There are still people who think they can make a statement by killing innocents," he said in regard to the Islamic State militant groups's atrocities in Iraq and Syria.
Bill Clinton 20 yrs since OKC bombing: "You have reminded us that we should all live by the Oklahoma Standard." pic.twitter.com/hbg0bw1vrp
— Brian Shlonsky (@KOCObrian) 19 апреля 2015
Ron Norick, Oklahoma's mayor at the time of the bombing, thanked all the people who had helped the state recover after the tragedy that was "20 years ago, but like yesterday," including law enforcement and medical personnel.
Many of us forget or may not know about those who died in the Oklahoma City Bombing 20 years ago today #neverforget pic.twitter.com/hLmFlNc4xF
— stoney (@__Stonerr__) 19 апреля 2015
McVeigh, an Army veteran with strong anti-government views, was executed by lethal injection for committing the act of bombing. His accomplice is currently serving life imprisonment with no possibility of parole.
