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During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, a devastating terrorist attack occurred when a pipe bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park.
The explosion killed one person and injured 111 others, creating widespread panic and shock during the international sporting event.
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Arthur McDonald, Royal Air Force officer and radar pioneer, died on this day aged 93
Air Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald, KCB, AFC, FRAeS, DL (14 June 1903 – 26 July 1996) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1955 to 1957.
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In a significant political upheaval, Pierre Buyoya led a military coup, deposing President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. The Tutsi-led Burundian army seized power, dramatically changing the country's political leadership
The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya (a Tutsi) deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
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A devastating terrorist attack occurred on a train near Colombo, Sri Lanka, resulting in the tragic death of 56 commuters. Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), dies from Parkinson's disease at 60
The bombing was a significant act of violence during the ongoing Sri Lankan Civil War, highlighting the brutal conflict between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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