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Stage Four: Externalizing Oklahoma City, OK, US Bombing – April 19, 1995

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On April 19, 1995, a bomb exploded beside the Oklahoma City’s Alfred P. Murrah federal building, killing 168 people and injuring 674 [1, 2]. The blast seriously damaged surrounding buildings and smashed windows within a ten-block radius [3].

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    Sasha Rudenstine & Sandro Galea

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Rudenstine, S., Galea, S. (2012). Stage Four: Externalizing Oklahoma City, OK, US Bombing – April 19, 1995. In: The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0317-3_17

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