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Retired firefighter looks back at tragedy of Oklahoma City bombing, 30 years later

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63% Informative

168 people died 30 years ago today when an anti-government extremist set off a powerful bomb outside the federal building in Oklahoma City .

A single photograph captured the horror of that day : a firefighter cradling the lifeless body of a small child.

That firefighter, Chris Fields , joins John Yang to reflect on his experience.

VR Score

64

Informative language

63

Neutral language

37

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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