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World Trade Center bombing in New York City

A truck bomb detonated in the underground parking garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over a thousand.

The attack was a major act of international terrorism on U.S. soil that triggered a large federal criminal and counterterrorism investigation and prompted scrutiny of domestic security and intelligence coordination.

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