1993 World Trade Center Bombing - Live News Coverage - Part 2

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As it happened. Uncut, uncensored and uncooked video from WCBS-TV live news coverage in New York City of the of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing. In this segment, WCBS learns that an explosive device is the cause of the incident and the Empire State Building is evacuated. Reporting: Jim Jenson at the WCBS Anchor Desk Dana Tyler at the WCBS Anchor Desk Frank Fields at the WCBS Anchor Desk Brian Williams at the World Trade Center Lisa Castleman at the World Trade Center Ernie Anasto at the WCBS Anchor Desk Carol Martin at the WCBS Anchor Desk Ren Scott in Manhattan Michele Marsh in the WCBS Newsroom Chris Borgen at the World Trade Center Tony Guida at the World Trade Center Mary Murphy at the Downtown Beekman Hospital John Slattery at St. Vincents Hospital The World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when a truck bomb was detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, NY. The 1,336 lb (606 kg) urea nitrate--hydrogen gas enhanced device was intended to knock the North Tower (Tower One) into the South Tower (Tower Two), bringing both towers down and killing tens of thousands of people. It failed to do so, but did kill six people and injured more than a thousand. The attack was planned by a group of Muslim terrorists including Ramzi Yousef, Mahmud Abouhalima, Mohammad Salameh, Nidal A. Ayyad, Abdul Rahman Yasin and Ahmad Ajaj. They received financing from Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, Yousef's uncle. In March 1994, four men were convicted of carrying out the bombing: Abouhalima, Ajaj, Ayyad and Salameh. The charges included conspiracy, explosive destruction of property and interstate transportation of explosives. In November 1997, two more were convicted: Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the bombings, and Eyad Ismoil, who drove the truck carrying the bomb. Note: This is only for historical purposes. It is in no way meant to glorify, or denounce these events. I'm not uploading this for monetary gain. I'm merely sharing this with others who may wish to see it. Credit: WCBS-TV