Officials track bomb suspects in Atlanta Olympic attack
Authorities identify several Americans as potential suspects in the Centennial Park bombing as security reinforcements arrive from across Georgia to protect the Games. The park reopen is planned with a memorial service for victims. one woman died and 111 injured, plus a Turkish cameraman. The 911 call warned of a bomb. investigators seek a homegrown, unsophisticated offender.
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Clinton and GOP seek tougher terror tools after attacks
President Clinton and Republican leaders met to shape an anti-terrorism package with expanded wiretap authority and a plan to study taggants in explosives. No agreement emerged as leaders anticipated a Capitol Hill session to push for swift action after the Olympic bombing and the TWA 800 disaster.
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Park blast victim recalls heat and pain in hospital days
Beverly Davis, a 46 year old math teacher from Columbus, Georgia, was among at least 111 injured when a homemade pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park. She described a loud blast and heat then pain as nails and screws caused shrapnel wounds to her right leg. Davis, released from Georgia Baptist Hospital, planned a cautious return home and attends Fourth Street Baptist Church. memorial services were set by the Olympic organizers.
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Johnson captures Olympic 400 in record time amid torch talk
Michael Johnson won the 400 meters in 43.49 seconds, an Olympic record and his 55th straight 400 final win in 7 1/2 years, dedicating the race to Centennial Park bombing victim Alice Hawthorne. Allen Johnson set an Olympic record 12.95 in the 110 hurdles, leading a U.S. 1-2 finish. Haile Gebrselassie won the 10,000 meters in an Olympic record. Carl Lewis rejected a torch-passing notion while celebrating talent in track and field.
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