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	WTVY \| Eric Robert Rudolph
		Rudolph is charged with the Olympic bombing as well as the bombing that killed a police officer and critically injured a nurse at a women's clinic in Birmingham.
		Rudolph has pleaded innocent to federal charges he bombed the Birmingham abortion clinic and he is accused of a fatal bombing at the 1996 Olympics and a pair of bombings in Atlanta in 1997.
		He is also accused in the 1996 Olympic park bombing in Atlanta, where a woman was killed and more than 100 were injured, and a pair of 1997 bombings in Atlanta at a lesbian bar and a building that housed an abortion clinic.
	www.wtvynews4.com /unclassified/364771.html (6055 words)

	Centennial Olympic Park bombing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first of four committed by right-wing extremist Eric Robert Rudolph.
		Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert by the band Jack Mack and the Heart Attack.
		Though Richard Jewell was hailed as a hero for his role in discovering the bomb and moving spectators to safety, four days after the bombing, news organizations reported that Jewell was considered a potential suspect in the bombing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1996_Olympic_bombing (1047 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Authorities arrest Olympic Park bombing suspect Eric Rudolph in western N.C.
		MURPHY, N.C. – Eric Rudolph, the longtime fugitive charged in the 1996 Olympic Park bombing and in attacks at an abortion clinic and a gay nightclub, was arrested early Saturday in the mountains of North Carolina, the Justice Department said.
		Eric Rudolph, the longtime fugitive charged in the 1996 Olympic Park bombing and in attacks at an abortion clinic and a gay nightclub, was arrested early Saturday in the mountains of North Carolina, the Justice Department said.
		The 1996 bombing at the crowded Olympic park during the summer Olympics in Atlanta followed closely on the heels of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing and stunned the world.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20030531-0904-ericrudolph.html (1352 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Olympic bombing suspect pleads not guilty in another case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Olympic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph has appeared in a federal court here and pleaded not guilty in connection with a 1998 fatal abortion clinic bombing.
		As the names of bombing victims were read, nurse Emily Lyons wiped away tears, clutched her husband's hand and quietly refused interviews.
		He's also accused of other bombings, including the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta that killed a woman, and the 1997 bombing of a gay nightclub and an abortion clinic.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0729/1587098.html (289 words)

	Olympics bombing
		But police and bomb disposal experts rushing to the scene, already warned about the bomb by a mysterious 911 caller were too late to clear the area.
		President Clinton condemned the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park, calling it an "evil act of terror." At least two people died and more than 100 people were injured when a pipe bomb went off shortly after 1 a.m.
		This bombing was an act of lunacy, but it was over quickly." The Israeli government called for the games to be canceled, but IOC President Avery Brundage insisted on completing them after a memorial service and 34-hour suspension of the competition.
	www.time.com /time/olympic_bombing/begin.html (2363 words)

	1996 Olympic Bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The following is a transcript of the events that happend this past summer at the Centennial Olympic Park.
		The third decision is that all Olympic flags will be lowered today to half mast.
		Some individuals from the explosive ordnance group arrived at the scene, took a look at the package, were suspicious that it might be an explosive device and immediately began to move people away from the area.
	www-personal.engin.umich.edu /~stottn/Olympicpress.html (529 words)

	CNN - Olympic bomb case far from settled on 3rd anniversary - July 27, 1999
		ATLANTA (CNN) -- On the third anniversary of the Atlanta Olympic bombing, a memorial service was planned for the lone fatality.
		The 1996 Olympic Games, marked by the courage of gymnast Kerri Strug, the grace of long-jumper Carl Lewis and the power of sprinter Michael Johnson will also always bear the scar of July 27.
		Hawthorne, 44, died from bomb shrapnel that struck her in the head.
	edition.cnn.com /US/9907/27/olympic.bombing.01/index.html (788 words)

	Hot Talk 1510 KCTE - Story Archives
		Rudolph, 38, admitted earlier this year to carrying out the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, which killed one and injured 111, and detonating bombs at an abortion clinic and a gay nightclub in Atlanta that injured 11 in 1997.
		Henry, of Boca Raton, Fla., was struck by shrapnel in her leg during the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, for which Rudolph has taken responsibility.
		Only about half the Olympic Park victims were likely to show up, partly because Rudolph turned the sentencing in Alabama into a forum for his anti-abortion, anti-gay views, and partly because they believe it's time to move on.
	www.1510.com /storyReader.asp?article=7027 (498 words)

	The Anniston Star - Rudolph defense seeking FBI files on former suspect of Olympic bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lawyers representing Eric Rudolph in an Alabama abortion clinic bombing have asked the government for information on security guard Richard Jewell, who was investigated but never charged in the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta.
		Rudolph is charged with the Olympic bombing as well as the bomb that killed a police officer and critically injured a nurse at a women’s clinic in Birmingham.
		Besides the Olympic bombing, Rudolph is charged with bombings at a gay nightclub and an abortion clinic in Atlanta in 1997.
	www.cleburnenews.com /news/2003/as-state-1028-0-3j27v3733.htm (468 words)

	Eric Rudolph Trial - Eric Rudolph Sentenced to Life - from The Covenant News
		Right-wing extremist Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks across the South, admitting to one of the crimes with a hint of pride in his voice and a wink at prosecutors.
		Traces of an explosive used to bomb an Alabama abortion clinic were found in Eric Rudolph's home in North Carolina, a federal agent testified Tuesday in a key pretrial hearing for the serial bombing suspect.
		Attorneys for Eric Rudolph, facing trial for the bombing of an abortion clinic in Alabama, are trying to gain access to evidence the government has against him in another bombing, because they believe it will help in their case in Birmingham.
	covenantnews.com /eric/rudolph/eric05.htm (5035 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Rudolph Pleads Guilty to Clinic, Olympic Park Bombings
		Asked whether he was guilty of the bombings, a polite but curt Rudolph responded, "I am." At times he rocked in his chair, but otherwise sat stone-faced and stared straight ahead as prosecutors detailed the bombings down to the brands of nails, duct tape and plastic food containers used to make the bombs.
		The downtown Atlanta courthouse where Rudolph entered his pleas is two blocks from Centennial Olympic Park, where a knapsack bomb sent nails and screws ripping through a crowd at the height of the 1996 Atlanta Games.
		The judge in Birmingham said Rudolph will receive two consecutive life sentences for the Alabama abortion clinic bombing, no fines, $200 in special assessments and an undetermined amount of restitution to the victims to be decided when he is officially sentenced.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A49309-2005Apr13?language=printer (434 words)

	Centennial Olympic Park bombing biography .ms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		At 1:20am, with Centennial Olympic Park still crowded with late-night revellers, an explosion occurred at the base of a concert sound tower.
		Alice Hawthorne was killed by bomb shrapnel that struck her in the head.
		Four days after the bombing, news organizations began reporting that Jewell had been named as a suspect in the bombing.
	www.biography.ms.cob-web.org:8888 /1996_Olympic_bombing.html (460 words)

	Worldandnation: Olympic bomber stole grain to survive while on run, posting says
		Rudolph is scheduled to receive life sentences on July 18 after pleading guilty in April to killing two people and injuring more than 100 at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and a Birmingham, Ala., abortion clinic in 1998.
		He has also admitted bombing a clinic and a gay bar in Atlanta in 1997, wounding a total of 11 people.
		Emily Lyons, a nurse who was critically injured in the Birmingham clinic bombing, said Friday that Rudolph seems to be "a puppet" of Spitz and other antiabortion activists who accept donations through their Web sites.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/06/25/Worldandnation/Olympic_bomber_stole_.shtml (540 words)

	GamesBids.com Forums > 1996 Olympic Park bombing
		Eric Rudolph has agreed to plead guilty to the 1996 Olympics park bombing, the fatal blast at a Birmingham abortion clinic and two other explosions, a source close to the case, sources said today.
		According to sources close to the investigation, Rudolph is showing investigators where he had hidden bomb-making material and he is admitting to setting off bombs during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, a club and an abortion clinic in Atlanta as well as an abortion clinic in Alabama.
		As it is, with one bomb in July, 1996 he killed one woman, injured hundreds of others, destroyed the reputation of one man and put a huge smear on the City of Atlanta and the Olympic Games they had worked so hard to make a fun time.
	www.gamesbids.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t509.html (3045 words)

	USATODAY.com - Olympics bomber tells of life on the run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		(AP) — The anti-abortion extremist awaiting sentencing for the 1996 Olympic bombing and three other attacks says in an account posted on the Internet that he survived on the run for five years by stealing grain from silos.
		Rudolph is scheduled to receive life sentences on July 18 after pleading guilty in April to killing two people and injuring more than 100 at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and the abortion clinic in 1998.
		Emily Lyons, a nurse who was critically injured in the Birmingham clinic bombing, said Friday that Rudolph seems to be "a puppet" of Spitz and other anti-abortion activists who accept donations through their Web sites.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-06-25-rudolph_x.htm (554 words)

	The Capture of Eric Rudolph - from The Covenant News
		Eric Robert Rudolph -- the man charged with the 1996 Olympics bombing, as well as the bombings of a "gay" nightclub and two women's clinics that performed abortions has been captured, an FBI source told CNN.
		Evidence gathered after the Birmingham bombing of an abortion clinic on Jan. 29, 1998, led to Rudolph being identified as the lone suspect in all the explosions, which killed two people and injured more than 150.
		A nurse severely injured in a 1998 bombing at an abortion clinic won a $115 million judgment Wednesday in her lawsuit against suspect Eric Rudolph.
	www.covenantnews.com /eric/rudolph/eric04.htm (1862 words)

	USATODAY.com - Rudolph's arrest doesn't undo harm to Jewell, attorney says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ATLANTA (AP) — The attorney for Richard Jewell, who was investigated in the 1996 Olympic bombing and named by a newspaper as a suspect, said the only thing that will ease his client's mind is the conviction of the real bomber.
		Jewell declined to comment on the Saturday arrest of Rudolph, who is suspected of planting the park bomb and others at or near two abortion clinics and a gay nightclub.
		Jewell was a security guard when the park bomb exploded July 27, 1996, killing one woman and injuring 111 people during the Atlanta Olympics.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-05-31-rudolph-jewell_x.htm (324 words)

	CNN - Olympic Park bombing - July 1996
		Olympic bombing suspect cleared, threatens to sue - October 26, 1996
		Olympic bombing suspect hires lawyer - August 4, 1996
		Explosive used in pipe bomb was smokeless powder - July 29, 1996
	www.cnn.com /US/9607/27/olympic.bomb.main (621 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Man admits Atlanta Olympics bomb (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In Atlanta, Georgia, he admitted to attacks there, including the blast during the 1996 Olympics that killed a woman and injured 100 and an attack on a gay nightclub.
		It was the first bombing with which he was charged, and from that links were drawn with the Olympics attack two years earlier.
		In the Olympic bombing, Rudolph is suspected of hiding a device in a knapsack which he then placed among the crowds Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park on 27 July, 1996.
	news.bbc.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/4441239.stm (487 words)

	Olympics bombing (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		If I had one wish, it would be that all the people who were victims were not victims." He has not been arrested or charged with any crime, but the Bureau has confirmed that although Jewell is not a prime suspect, he is on their list.
		Security guard Richard Jewell is shown during an interview with CNN on Saturday, July 27, 1996, in this image from television.
		Anyone could walk in with a bomb, if that's what this explosion was." One thing is sure - security will be tighter than ever.
	www.time.com.cob-web.org:8888 /time/olympic_bombing/begin.html (2363 words)

	Olympic Bombshell
		The FBI has confirmed a link between the Olympic bomb and two Atlanta-area bombings at a gay nightclub and an abortion clinic, but no one is willing to say whether any of the other bombs found at the Olympics were also created by the same person or persons.
		Mounting evidence that security forces may have been too overwhelmed with bomb threats to protect Olympic-goers may explain why the GBI is reluctant to divulge any details about the 21 suspect packages, 17 of which were found on the day of the Centennial Park explosion.
		A report produced by the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command reveals that Olympic security forces were overwhelmed by bomb threats and reports of suspect packages.
	www.motherjones.com /news/outfront/1998/01/villano.html (857 words)

	1996 Olympic Bombing: An Olympic Tradgedy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		They were stationed near the stage area, where the bomb exploded, for twenty minutes, then moved on.
		Holland says "the impact from the explosion was so strong that if we had remained in that area, we could have been killed or seriously injured." Holland was on Marietta Street with approximately 35 other law enforcement officers at the time of the event.
		Their other concerns were for the people who were injured and if there was another bomb set to explode.
	www.glynn.k12.ga.us.cob-web.org:8888 /BHS/Juniorprojects/Hopkins/deannap3176 (624 words)

	Man arrested over 1996 Olympic bombing - smh.com.au
		Murphy, North Carolina: A longtime fugitive charged in the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta and in attacks at an abortion clinic and a gay nightclub, was arrested early today in the mountains of North Carolina, the Justice Department said.
		Rudolph was charged in 1998 with that bombing and three others - at a gay nightclub in Atlanta, an office building north of Atlanta and an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, where a police officer was killed.
		Some of the four bombs Rudolph was charged with planting included messages from the shadowy "Army of God".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/01/1054406062885.html (450 words)

	Eric Rudolph pleads guilty in Olympic bombing
		Eric Rudolph, previously listed as one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, pled guilty in federal court to the 1996 Olympic park bombing in Atlanta, attacks at two abortion clinics, and a gay nightclub.
		As for homosexuality he states: “Like other humans suffering from various disabilities, homosexuals should not attempt to infect the rest of society with their particular illnessThose consenting adults practicing this behavior in privacy should not be hassled by a society which respects the sanctity of private sexual life.
		Though he expressed regret for the injuries caused to innocent civilians in Atlanta (1 victim died, 111 were injured), Rudolph offered no apologies for bombs he planted outside an abortion clinic in Sandy Springs, Georgia in 1997 and the one outside the Birmingham abortion clinic in 1998, which killed police officer Robert Sanderson.
	www.ict.org.il /spotlight/det.cfm?id=1034 (454 words)

	Ala. bomber, cop killer sentenced to life in prison - Law Enforcement News
		BIRMINGHAM, Alabama- A man convicted of the 1996 Olympic Games bombing in Atlanta was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in a deadly women's clinic bombing.
		Rudolph also faces sentencing Aug. 22 in Atlanta for the 1996 Olympics bombing that killed one woman and injured more than 100, as well as 1997 bombings at an abortion clinic and gay bar in Atlanta.
		In a statement distributed after his guilty pleas, Rudolph portrayed himself as a devout Christian and said the bombings were motivated by his hatred of abortion and a federal government that lets it continue.
	www.policeone.com /news_internal.asp?view=117119 (671 words)

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