26 February 1993 A.D. World Trade Center Bombed
26 February 1993 A.D. World Trade Center Bombed Editors. “World Trade Center is bombed.” History Channel. N.d. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-trade-center-is-bombed . Accessed 25 Feb 2015. World Trade Center is bombed A bomb explodes in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City on this day in 1993. Six people died and 1,000 were injured by the powerful blast, which also caused the evacuation of thousands of people from the Twin Towers. An informant later identified a group of Serbians in New York as the culprits. However, when the FBI conducted surveillance of the gang they found not terrorists but jewel thieves, putting an end to a major diamond-laundering operation. Fortunately, investigators at the bomb scene found a section of a van frame that had been at the center of the blast. The van's vehicle identification number was still visible, leading detectives to the Ryder Rental Agency in Jersey City,...