Firefighters carry an injured woman out of the World Trade Center on a stretcher, following a bomb explosion in the parking garage on February 26, 1993, that killed at least seven people and injured 600 more.
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(New York, NY) – In recognition of the 32nd anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing, a memorial mass will be held in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday. It was February 26, 1993 when six people and an unborn child were killed — after a truck bomb detonated in the parking garage located beneath the North Tower of the WTC.
Of course the attack paled in comparison to the terrorist plot less than 10 years later that felled both the towers and killed thousands.
As for the 1993 attack, more than 1,000 people were hurt as a result. The event was sobering and more or less altered people’s perceptions of the Twin Towers, in terms of their prominence and target level for terrorism. That sadly rang true in a devastating way after the events of 9-11.
Wednesday’s mass will be held at 10:30am — inside of St. Peter’s Church, which is located at 22 Barclay Street. The event can be live streamed on the Port Authority’s YouTube page.
Meanwhile, the WTC and the 9-11 attack remains in fresh focus as a result of potential funding cuts for the World Trade Center Health Program. The Trump White House moved to avoid such cuts recently as the Department of Government Efficiency continues to look for waste, fraud, and abuse. The health program provides medical treatment to 100,000 first responders and survivors of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Elon Musks’ DOGE recently fired 20% of the program’s staff and announced they’d be making funding cuts, but reversed course amid bipartisan backlash. Officials say they’re reinstating research grants that had been cut, and employees who were fired will be allowed to return to their jobs.
