15 Years Ago: The World Trade Center Bombing

It was our first warning.

Fifteen years ago today, Osama bin Laden struck his first blow against the United States. His henchmen drove a rental truck full of explosives into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center. The resulting terrorist attack killed six and injured over a thousand people. Ramzi Yousef masterminded the plot in four months while spending about ten thousand dollars on the scene.

First thought to be an accident, investigators found the vehicle identification number on a three hundred pound piece of metal remains of the rental truck. The FBI traced the number to the rental agency and arrested Mohammed Salameh when he returned to collect a four hundred dollar deposit on the truck. The four men directly involved were all arrested and sentenced to 240 years of prison.

Other voices: Michelle Malkin, Lawhawk , Debbie Schlussel , Jammie Wearing Fool, Global War of Terror, Reluctant Optimist.