Another bombing that occurred in the World Trade Center was the bombing of 1993. It occurred on February 26, 1993, to be exact. A car bomb was planted below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The 1,500 lb "urea nitrate-hydrogen" gas device was intended to knock down the North Tower into the South Tower, bringing both towers down and killing thousands of people. This attack failed but even though it did, it killed about six people and injured 1,042 others. The attack was planned a group of conspirators. The way this was planned was ridiculous. A young man named Eyad Ismoil, drove a yellow van into Lower Manhattan, and pulled into the garage of the World Trade Center around the afternoon. Twelve minutes later, at around 12:17:37pm, the bomb exploded in the underground garage, generating a pressure of 150,000 "psi".
The bomb instantly cut off the main electrical line, knocking out the emergency lighting system. The bomb also caused smoke to rise up to about the 93rd floor of both the towers, including the stairwells. With the smoke blocking the stairwells, it was hard for evacuation to happen efficiently and quickly. Hundreds of people were trapped in the elevators, including a group of 17 kindergardeners on their way down to the South Tower's obversation deck. They were trapped between the 35th and 36th floor for about five hours. Although many people were injured and a couple died in the bombing of 1993, the towers did not collapse but the garage was damaged pretty badly. If the van was parked a little closer to the World Trade Center's concrete foundations, his plan would have succeeded. He eventually escaped back to Pakistan a few hours after the bombing.Deaths in the 1993 Bombing
1. Monica Smith, Age 35, a secretary, who was seven months pregnant, was in her office checking time sheets in the B-2 level.
2. Robert (Bob) Kirkpatrick, age 61, a locksmith, was eating lunch in a room next to the Smith's office.
3. Bill Macko, age 47, a maintenance worker, was also eating lunch.
4. Stephen Knapp, age 48, maintenance supervisor, was eating lunch with Macko and Kirkpatrick.
5. John DiGiovanni, age 45, a dental products salesperson, was parking in the underground garage.
6. Wilfredo Mercado, age 37, a receiving agent for Windows on the World Restaurant, was checking in deliveries.
A granite memorial fountain honoring the six who died during the bombing of 1993 was designed by Elyn Zimmerman and dedicated in 1995 on Austin J. Tobin Plaza, directly above the site of the explosion. It also included an inscription that said:
"On February 26, 1993, a bomb set by terrorists exploded below this site. This horrible act of violence killed innocent people, injured thousands, and made victims of us all."
The fountain was destroyed with the rest of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. A recovered piece from the 1993 bombing memorial with the text "John D.", from bombing victim John DiGiovanni, is being used as the centerpiece of a new memorial honoring the victims of both 1993 and the 2001 attacks.
What many people do not know is that After the September 11 attacks, Osama Bin Laden issued a statement on tape that had nothing to do with the attacks on America and that such actions were against the teachings of Islam. Americans were prevented from accessing this information because the United States was told that Osama Bin Laden could possible have an embedded "secret code" in the tape that would let others know about the terrorist cells and it might make others target more American cities. Most people thought that this tape was fake but till this day, we still do not know.
To make it more clearer, this is exactly what Osama himself said over the tape. "I was not involved in the September 11 attacks in the United States nor did I have knowledge of the attacks. There exists a government within a government within the United States. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself; to the people who want to make the present century a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity. That secret government must be asked as to who carried out the attacks... The American system is totally in control of the Jews, whose first priority is Israel, not the United States."
This really shocked the American people because everyone was convinced that this was done by Osama Bin Laden or that he had some connections to those who planned this attack on the United States. Till this day, people are not sure about who was involved in the September 11 attacks but all we know is that the U.S. Government is blaming Al Qaeda which is a network made by Osama Bin Laden which makes him the leader of these people who supposedly planned the attacks. But what many people dont know is that the Bush and Bin Laden family been having relations for over 20 years now. Another thing that was extremely shocking and makes the people think is that how is it that two days after the September 11 attacks, when U.S. air traffic was tightly restricted, 140 Saudis, many of them working for Osama Bin Laden, were permitted to leave the country without getting questioned by the United States intelligence? Just to get more into the September 11 attacks, it was the most devastating attack the U.S. has gone through. The attack began at about 8:45 in the morning. A series of terrorist attacks destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center and severely damaged the Pentagon. The disaster was so devastating and huge that in New York we have yet, two days later, only guess about how many thousands of people perished when the WTC towers collapsed. Commercial airliners were hijacked and flown directly into the three buildings. The first planed crashed into the North tower at 8:45, and about 18 minutes later the second airliner hit the South Tower. At about 9:40, a third airliner crashed into the Pentagon. At about 9:58, the South Tower collapsed, followed by the North Tower at 10:28.
Al Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries, the most known being the September 11 attacks in 2001. These actions were followed by the U.S. government launching the War on Terrorism. Between three thousand and four thousand members of the network have been captured, and many thousands more killed on the front in Afghanistan. The characteristic techniques include suicide attacks and simultaneous bombings of different targets. These people agreed to be loyal to Osama Bin Laden and do what is told of them even if it means that it would take their life away. The way the network runs things was described as "centralization of decision and decentralization of execution." Al Qaeda has also became geographically isolated from the rest of the world because of their beliefs.