The American Perpetrator of 1995

To the public´s surprise, the perpetrator of this act of terrorism was an American citizen. Early reports suggested that a Middle Eastern terrorist group may have been responsible, but within days, Timothy McVeigh was considered the primary suspect. He was already in jail, having been pulled over shortly after the bombing for a license plate violation, during which time he was found to be carrying an illegally concealed handgun. Nichols immediately later surrendered to authorities, and the two were indicted for the bombing in August. An abundance of anger was built up inside of this young man,  prior to his attack two events involving the FBI's actions against separatists added fuel to Timothy McVeigh’s anger toward the government: In the summer of 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver was engaged in a standoff with government agents at his cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. He was suspected of selling illegal sawed-off shotguns. The blockade resulted in the death of Weaver’s son and wife. Tables turned when this incident had occurred and the repeated question of what drove him to do this act was constant.