Obama remembers victims of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

Obama remembers victims of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

2011-04-20 05:21:05 GMT+7 (ICT)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday remembered the more than 160 victims of the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995.

Tuesday marked the 16th anniversary of the bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.

"Sixteen years ago today, America witnessed a horrific attack in Oklahoma City, killing more than 160 men, women and children, and wounding hundreds of others," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. "Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families and friends who lost a loved one and suffered through this tragic event."

Obama said the United States should take a moment to "recognize the courage and spirit" of first responders who rushed to the scene of the attack, as well as the "resilience and toughness" of the American people. "Our nation's resolve to fight terror and combat violent extremism, in all its forms, will not waver," he added.

The attack in Oklahoma City was the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died.

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