Sep 29, 1997 9:01 AM

Bombing Trial Opens

Terry Nichols, charged with helping Timothy McVeigh carry out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, headed to federal court in Denver for the start of jury selection in his trial. McVeigh was found guilty in June of murder and other charges and sentenced to death.

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