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    Everyone has a story: The grocery bagger [Image 4 of 6]

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    A large multi-story concrete building has suffered catastrophic structural damage, with entire facade sections blown away exposing interior floors. Emergency responders, military personnel, and police are gathered at the scene conducting search and rescue or recovery operations. Heavy equipment including an excavator is visible amid extensive rubble and debris.

    DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA

    06.25.1996

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton 

    Joint Base Langley-Eustis

    U.S. and Saudi military personnel survey the damage to Khobar Towers caused by the explosion of a fuel truck outside the northern fence of the facility on King Abdul Aziz Air Base near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996. Several buildings were damaged and there were numerous U.S. casualties. The latest information from Dhahran indicates that 19 people are dead and 64 people are hospitalized. Additionally, more than 200 have been treated for injuries and released. The facility houses U.S. service members and serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Air Force's 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. (DOD photo.)

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    Date Taken: 06.25.1996
    Date Posted: 06.21.2013 16:39
    Photo ID: 958620
    VIRIN: 960626-N-ZZ999-002
    Resolution: 1967x1305
    Size: 1.34 MB
    Location: DHAHRAN, SA
    Hometown: HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, US

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