1993 World Trade Center bombing
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The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack in which a truck bomb detonated beneath the North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over a thousand in an attempt to topple the Twin Towers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1993 World Trade Center bombing canonical | 7 |
| World Trade Center bombing-related cases | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1993 World Trade Center bombing Context triple: [National September 11 Memorial & Museum, commemorates, 1993 World Trade Center bombing]
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A.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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B.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
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C.
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a 1995 domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people and remains one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
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D.
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist hijackings and suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against targets in the United States in 2001, resulting in massive loss of life and global political and security repercussions.
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E.
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
The 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut was a major suicide truck bombing that devastated the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing dozens and marking one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1993 World Trade Center bombing Target entity description: The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack in which a truck bomb detonated beneath the North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over a thousand in an attempt to topple the Twin Towers.
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A.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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B.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
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C.
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a 1995 domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people and remains one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
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D.
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist hijackings and suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against targets in the United States in 2001, resulting in massive loss of life and global political and security repercussions.
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E.
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
The 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut was a major suicide truck bombing that devastated the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing dozens and marking one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bombing
ⓘ
crime ⓘ mass murder ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ truck bombing ⓘ |
| allegedMastermind | Ramzi Yousef ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Omar Abdel-Rahman ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy
ⓘ
interstate transportation of explosives ⓘ use of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| consequence |
evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the World Trade Center
ⓘ
increased security measures at the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damage |
severe damage to underground levels of the North Tower
ⓘ
smoke damage throughout the World Trade Center complex ⓘ |
| date | 1993-02-26 ⓘ |
| explosiveType |
fertilizer-based explosive
ⓘ
urea nitrate bomb ⓘ |
| fatalities | 6 ⓘ |
| injuries |
over 1000
ⓘ
over 1000 people ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | multiple life sentences for several perpetrators ⓘ |
| location |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
World Trade Center ⓘ |
| method | truck bomb ⓘ |
| motive |
Islamist extremism
ⓘ
anti-American terrorism ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
John DiGiovanni
ⓘ
Monica Rodriguez Smith ⓘ Robert Kirkpatrick ⓘ Stephen Knapp ⓘ Wilfredo Mercado ⓘ William Macko ⓘ |
| objective |
to cause mass casualties
ⓘ
to topple the North Tower into the South Tower ⓘ |
| partOf | history of terrorism in the United States ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Abdul Rahman Yasin
ⓘ
Eyad Ismoil ⓘ Mahmud Abouhalima ⓘ Mohammad Salameh ⓘ Nidal Ayyad ⓘ Ramzi Yousef ⓘ |
| planner | Ramzi Yousef ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy | United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| target |
North Tower of the World Trade Center
ⓘ
World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center complex
|
| time | 12:18 EST ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | Ryder rental truck ⓘ |
| year | 1993 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1993 World Trade Center bombing Description of subject: The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack in which a truck bomb detonated beneath the North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over a thousand in an attempt to topple the Twin Towers.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
World Trade Center bombing-related cases