Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings.

A ceremony in memory of the 168 victims was held this morning at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

Beginnning at 9:02 a.m., the time when the bomb went off 15 years ago, people all across the state of Oklahoma had a moment of silence to commemorate the 168 victims of the attack.

Former president Bill Clinton was in office when the attack occured commented Monday in the New York Times

"Fifteen years ago, the line was crossed in Oklahoma City. In the current climate, with so many threats against the president, members of Congress and other public servants, we owe it to the victims of Oklahoma City, and those who survived and responded so bravely, not to cross it again."

It was fiftenn years ago today when a truck bomb ripped through the Oklahoma State Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. Timothy McVeigh was found to be the man behind the terrorist attack. He was put to death in 2001.