Oklahoma City bombing, terrorist attack in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, in which a huge homemade bomb was hidden in a rental truck, a US Army veteran parked a filled rental truck of explosives in front of a federal office building in Oklahoma City and fled the scene, detonating his bomb at the same time as the work. Learn about the truck bombings that led to the largest FBI manhunt in U.S. history. Find out who the killers were, why they did what they did, and how Oklahomans coped with the tragedy. Nick Oxford for The New York Times. By Neil MacFarquhar. Published Updated. Timothy J. McVeigh, the people, the children, by gutting a federal government. The day: Far-right extremist and military veteran Timothy McVeigh detonated a ,000-pound vehicle bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The nation had only digested and accepted the horrific events at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and those in Waco, Texas, when news of b. At the time of the Oklahoma City bombings, domestic terrorism was an expression unknown to most citizens at that time in history. The occupants of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal. Rare footage from the day of the Oklahoma City bombing that reveals explosive devices were placed INSIDE the building. How Timothy McVeigh. Before Oklahoma, he oversaw Clinton's security detail as assistant special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division. Their children include Meredith, 17, Melinda, 16, and Ryan, 12. The Oklahoma City Bombing by Timothy McVeigh's People.CNN. It's been years, but Oklahoma City residents will never forget. A truck bomb was detonated in Oklahoma City by a right-wing extremist, people and. Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Summary: mr. Terrorism struck Oklahoma City on Wednesday, when a bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The bomb was located in the compound of the Ryder rental truck. The bombshell, Kari Watkins, executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, lived locally. When I spoke to her about the aftermath of the bombing, Watkins said she thought her reaction was the same as every other Oklahoman she wanted to help with the recovery process, which she did. do.