{"id":162620,"date":"2026-09-09T02:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/162620\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T02:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:42:56","slug":"unbreakable-bond-between-cities-who-experienced-similar-tragedies-share-stories-to-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/162620\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbreakable bond between cities who experienced similar tragedies, share stories to never forget"},"content":{"rendered":"

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR<\/a>) \u2014 Friday will mark 25 years since the entire country stood still. 9\/11 is a day forever ingrained in our brains, just like April 19, 1995, and just like July 22, 2011, is for those in Oslo, Norway. The dates all involve cities thousands of miles apart, but each experienced similar tragedies and is coming together to heal, bond, and remember.<\/p>\n

“New York City stood with us in our darkest hour, and we stood with them, and we continue to stand with them,” President and CEO of the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Kari Watkins said.<\/p>\n

It’s an unbreakable bond between the two cities that are around 1,500 miles apart. Both experienced tragedies beyond comprehension, but found ways to emerge stronger than before.<\/p>\n

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“It’s so impressive to see what you have done the last years,” Director of the 22 July Centre<\/a> in Oslo, Norway, Lena Fahre said. “It’s a lot of inspiration for us in Oslo.”<\/p>\n

Fahre is the director of the memorial remembering two terrorist attacks by one person on the same day on July 22, 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Norwegian citizen used a car bomb at a government building to kill eight people and injure over 200 more. Two hours later, he opened fire at a workers’ youth league summer camp and killed 69 people while injuring dozens more.<\/p>\n

“The Oklahoma Memorial Museum with Kari and also the 9\/11 Memorial Museum were coming to Norway and helping us with building the memorial,” Fahre said.<\/p>\n

Fahre is joining Watkins in New York City this week for 9\/11 commemoration services.<\/p>\n

“On September 11th, we were greatly impacted here,” Watkins said.<\/p>\n

An exhibit at the memorial museum shows the ties you may not realize. Six Oklahomans<\/a> died in the 9\/11 attacks, and nine NYC first responders who helped in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing were later killed in the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n

“That’s really what we’re trying to do, to understand and to prevent new attacks and also to work together so we not lose hope in humanity,” Fahre said.<\/p>\n

Separate tragedies, but similar stories documented in the archives of history to learn and never forget.<\/p>\n

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