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Oklahoma City Marks 15-Year Bombing Anniversary

   VOA News 19 April 2010
   Thousands  of  search  and  rescue  crews attend a memorial service in
   front  of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City (file
   photo)

Photo: AP

   Thousands  of  search  and  rescue  crews attend a memorial service in
   front  of  the  Alfred  P.  Murrah  Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
   Building  was bombed by Timothy McVeigh who said his act was a protest
   against the overreach of the federal government (file photo)

   Oklahoma  City  in  the  south-central United States observes the 15th
   anniversary  Monday of the bombing of a federal government building in
   the country's deadliest domestic terror attack.
   Survivors,  friends and relatives of victims will attend a ceremony at
   the  site  of  the  bombing  where  168 people were killed and several
   hundred  others injured. U.S. Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano
   is scheduled to speak.
   The  bomber,  Timothy  McVeigh, said his act was a protest against the
   overreach of the federal government. He was executed for the attack.
   The  anniversary comes amid a rise in anti-government sentiment in the
   U.S.  Thousands of people swarmed the Oklahoma state capital last week
   protesting what they say is the excessive growth of federal power.
   Bill  Clinton,  who  was  president in 1995 when the bombing occurred,
   said    Friday   he   sees   dangerous   parallels   between   current
   anti-government  protests and political tensions ahead of the Oklahoma
   City bombing.
   Mr.  Clinton said leaders of such protest movements as the "Tea Party"
   should  be careful their words do not prompt followers to take violent
   action.
   He  said  there can be "consequences" to demonizing the government and
   its employees.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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