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I wanted to kill Attorney General, McVeigh claims

Timothy McVeigh considered assassinating former US Attorney General Janet Reno, instead of carrying out the Oklahoma City bombing.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2001 - 10:17

Timothy McVeigh considered assassinating former US Attorney General Janet Reno, instead of carrying out the Oklahoma City bombing.

He made the admission in a letter to Fox News. He also considered assassinating a federal judge and an FBI agent.

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