Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. airmen
Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. airmen On This Day - June 25, 1996 – Nineteen Americans were killed at a US base near Dhahran and another 105 suffered serious injuries from a truck bomb estimated at 5,000 pounds at the Khobar Towers apartment complex adjacent to King Abdul Aziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia. About 5,000 US troops served in Saudi Arabia, along with French and British whose aircraft were flying 100 missions per day over southern Iraq from Saudi Arabia to enforce the no-fly zone. Later reports said that Osama bin Laden bankrolled the bombing of the US base and that Hezbollha carried out the attack, with support from Iran. In 2000 it was reported that the Bin Laden family firm was awarded the contract to rebuild the Khobar Towers. In all, 19 U.S. Air Force personnel were killed. Never forget... Capt. Christopher Adams Capt. Leland Haun MSgt Michael G. Heiser MSgt Kendall K. Kitson TSgt Daniel B. Cafourek TSgt Patrick P. Fennig TSgt Thanh V. Nguyen SS...