Fifteen years ago, on April 19, 168 people were killed when a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Devastation
A truck bomb made with more than 5,000 lb. (about 2,300 kg) of explosive-grade ammonium nitrate fertilizer ripped off the north side of the Albert P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children.Bob Daemmerich / AFP / Getty
Searchers
A rescue crew searches for bodies in the rubble. Nearly 700 people were injured in the blast that was, until Sept. 11, 2001, the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.AFP / Getty
Solidarity
Justin Flagg, 7, gets a hug from his father Lee as he sits on the trunk of an Oklahoma state police car at the bombing site. The attack was carried out by Timothy McVeigh, a former Army soldier bent on revenge against the U.S. Federal Government for the siege against the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, exactly two years earlier.Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty Images
Vigil
Mourners gather at a memorial service for the victims of the attack. President Bill Clinton, after declaring a national day of mourning, said to the people of Oklahoma City, "You will overcome this moment of grief and horror. You will rebuild, and we will be with you until the work is done."Bob E. Daemmrich / Corbis
Somber
An unidentified family listens to a speech during a prayer service for the families of the victims. People whose relatives were killed or went missing in the attack were given teddy bears to hug during the service.J. David Ake / AFP / Getty Images
John Doe No. 1
Timothy McVeigh, above center, was arrested on weapons charges — less than 90 minutes after the attack — after being pulled over for driving without a license plate. He was later charged, convicted and sentenced to death in federal court. "I didn't define the rules of engagement in this conflict," McVeigh said in an interview. "The rules, if not written down, are defined by the aggressor. It was brutal, no holds barred. Women and kids were killed at Waco and Ruby Ridge. You put back in [the government's] faces exactly what they're giving out."Bob Daemmerich / AFP / Getty
Beyond Repair
On May 23, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was demolished, and the last three missing victims' bodies were recovered. The site is now home to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, which honors the victims.Greg Smith / Corbis
Memorial
A visitor looks at the faces of some of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Oklahoma City National and Museum.Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Afterward
Matt Story and his sister Dawn Mahan mourn at the Oklahoma City National Memorial chair that represents their mother Frances Williams after witnessing the execution of convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh on a closed-circuit broadcast on June 11, 2001.Joe Raedle / Getty Images
