THE CENTENNIAL PARK BOMBING

ATLANTA OLYMPICS

• Largest undertaking for the city of Atlanta
• Brought nearly two million visitors
• Athletes and foreign leaders from 197 countries
• Estimated 11 million event tickets sold
• The media broadcasted the Games on a world stage

GOALS & PREPARATION

• Promote Atlanta as a strong international city
• Intense preparations
• A focus on public works
• Funded by public money, ticket sales and sponsorships

SECURITY

• Significant focus on security
• The Games posed as a unique challenge for law enforcement
• Worldwide audience was seen as potential motivator

THE BOMBING

• Phone call received July 27, 1996 at 12:58AM
• "There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have 30 minutes."
• Not enough time to find and diffuse the bomb
• Twenty-two minutes after call, a 40-lb pipe bomb went off

EXPLOSION SITE

• Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park
• Park was filled with spectators at the time
• Two people were killed
• One hundred and twelve people were injured

AFTERMATH

• Various news stations captured the explosion
• The Worldwide exposure is most likely what motivated this attack.
• 2 million present at the Atlanta Games, 3.5 billion watching from home
• Visitoes were left with a sense of paranoia and fear
• Despite uncertainty, the Games continued

AFTERMATH

• The explosion scarred the Games
• It destroyed the pleasant mood of the Olympics
• Previously, the only successful terrorist attack at Olympics was Munich

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK

WORK CITED

• http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/610/img/photos/201...
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Damage_to_Centennial_Oly...
• http://werzit.com/intel/terrorism/attacks/atlantaolympics/location.jpg
• http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2014/02/03/0b/d1/235043_8.jpg
• http://toursec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/olympic-bombing.jpg