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U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry (center) emphasizes a point as he answers questions about the terrorist bombing of Khobar Towers at a press conference in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 29, 1996. The explosion of a fuel truck set off by terrorists at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996, outside the northern fence of the Khobar Towers complex near King Abdul Aziz Air Base, killed 19 and injured over 260. The facility housed U.S. service members and served as the headquarters for the 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. Flanking Perry are Saudi Arabian Prince Bandar Bin Sultan (left) and Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, U.S. Army, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command.

Secretary of Defense Perry answers questions about the bombing of Khobar Towers at a press conference in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry (center) emphasizes a point as he answers questions about the terrorist bombing of Khobar Towers at a press conference in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 29, 1996. The explosion of a fuel truck set off by terrorists at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996, outside the northern fence of the Khobar Towers complex near King Abdul Aziz Air Base, killed 19 and injured over 260. The facility housed U.S. service members and served as the headquarters for the 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. Flanking Perry are Saudi Arabian Prince Bandar Bin Sultan (left) and Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, U.S. Army, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command.

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