Commemoration held at trade center site for 1993 bombing 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A crowd has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center that foreshadowed 9/11. A bell tolled at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza on Tuesday to mark the midday moment when a truck bomb exploded in an underground garage 26 years ago. Authorities say the bomb was set by Muslim extremists angry about U.S. policies in the Mideast. Former trade center director Charles Maikish (MAY’-kihsh) told Tuesday’s crowd the 1993 bombing was “a lesson, hard-learned, and a wake-up call.”He credited subsequent safety upgrades with speeding the twin towers’ evacuation on Sept. 11, 2001.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 26, 2019 19:18 UTC