Which tower got hit first?

 How is this linked to other terrorist attacks in the world?

 


 

What is going on in this cartoon?

 

Why is Congress "locked up?"

 

World Trade Center Bombing - 1993 February 26, 1993 New York City

 

Group Responsible: Islamic extremist groups which Salameh, Ajaj, Abuhalima, Ayyad, Ismoil and Yousef were all connected.

 

Synopsis: For approximately two months prior to the bombing the conspirators gathered materials needed for the terrorist act. They resided in New Jersey and apparently rented storage space that was used as a staging area for the bomb and subsequent loading of it into a Ryder rental van. The terrorists drove the 1,500-pound urea-nitrate bomb into the basement area of the World Trade Center and then set the timer and left. The explosion rocked the World Trade Center killing six people and injuring over a thousand others. These criminals dawned a new age in terrorism, the wholesale attack on civilians with the desire to inflict as much damage as possible. The men that committed this heinous crime have been linked to several terrorist groups including the Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Sudanese National Islamic Front.

 

Was the 2001 World Trade Center attack a continuation of this attack in 1993? Why or why not?

How is this article connected with the photograph and political cartoon shown above?

 


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