“The Oklahoma City bombing 25 years ago today shocked America in several ways beyond the 168 people, including 19 children, who were killed.
“People did not expect a domestic terrorist attack, and definitely not one in the middle of the country at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, said Courtney Burns, assistant professor, Bucknell University political science department.
“Overall, Burns said, this event taught U.S. citizens that they were not immune from terrorist activity in their own country, that U.S. citizens are capable of being terrorists and it demonstrated to the government that security and response efforts would have to change.”
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