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Historic crimes & investigations · 27 July 1996Open article references →
The Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
Centennial Olympic Park bombing site · United States
Why editors use it hereRetrospective reporting on the bombing, evacuation, casualties, Olympic response, and mishandled investigation.
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Early on 27 July 1996, a pipe bomb planted by Eric Rudolph exploded during a concert at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.
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Trigger and conditions
Jewell noticed an unattended military-style backpack beneath a bench near a sound tower and alerted police.
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Uncertainty
Hawthorne was the direct blast fatality; Uzunyol's heart-attack death is commonly included in the event toll.
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Why it matters
The bombing produced two distinct harms: extremist violence in a public celebration and institutional destruction of an innocent responder's reputation.
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