{"id":31344,"date":"2025-04-18T22:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31344\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T22:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:35:08","slug":"london-terror-attack-survivor-in-okc-for-murrah-bombing-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31344\/","title":{"rendered":"London terror attack survivor in OKC for Murrah bombing anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs thousands of people come to grieve the lives lost and the lives changed forever in Oklahoma City, some come with a unique perspective.&gt;&gt; Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channelWATCH FULL: KOCO Chronicle 30 Years of Resilience: Remembering the Oklahoma City BombingOn Friday, KOCO 5 spoke with a survivor from an overseas terrorist attack who said thousands of miles couldn\u2019t keep him from paying respects to those lost in Oklahoma City.Travis Frain was 19 when he survived a terror attack on a London bridge in 2017.He says there\u2019s a message that sticks with survivors when they come face to face with terror; they\u2019re not alone.\u201cThe man carrying out the attack was driving a vehicle, and he tried to hit as many people as he possibly could on Westminster Bridge,\u201d Frain said.Frain has seen the impact of terrorism in his own life, a survivor of an attack that killed five and injured dozens more.\u201cI suffered several different injuries, and after roughly about two years of physical therapy, I was in and out, I was lucky to be able to make a full recovery,\u201d Frain said.From the Archives: Looking back at chaos and raw emotion, fear following Oklahoma City bombingIn the days, weeks and months following that attack, the people of London came together, helping Frain and other survivors and victim\u2019s families.Some of those supporters were Oklahomans.\u201cOne of the things that quickly arose after that attack was a ground full of  support from other survivors of terrorism around the world, including those affected by 9\/11, Oklahoma City, and many other incidents in America,\u201d Frain said.Now, Frain says, as Oklahoma reflects on 30 years since the city\u2019s darkest day.\u201cIt was really important to me having seen that they came over and supported us on our anniversary, it was really important to me that I do the same for them,\u201d Frain said.He reflects with them.\u201cIt\u2019s really important that we make sure we don\u2019t forget these stories and when I walk around the city its really key to me and clear to me that Oklahoma hasn\u2019t forgotten, remembers what has happened 30 years ago,\u201d Frain said.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Other supporters stood by Frain\u2019s side; some were first responders from New York City who responded on 9\/11. They say they plan to attend the Oklahoma City remembrance ceremony and stand by their friends here in Oklahoma just as Oklahomans have always stood by them.&gt;&gt; Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims.W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaGVhcnN0dGVsZXZpc2lvbmRhdGFqb3VybmFsaXNtLmh0dmFwcHMuY29tL29rbGFob21hX21lbW9yaWFsL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ieWVzIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgc3R5bGU9IndpZHRoOiAwOyBtaW4td2lkdGg6IDEwMCUgIWltcG9ydGFudDsgYm9yZGVyOiBub25lOyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAwcHgiXVsvaWZyYW1lXQ==Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Severe storms bring hail and tornado risk to Oklahoma on FridayArmed robbery suspect arrested after employees found tied up at NW OKC fast food restaurantDrivers in Oklahoma furious after water found in gas pump2 dead, 6 hospitalized after Florida State shooting; suspect in custodyEmergency alerts, desks barricading doors: How the FSU shooting upended the campus\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>As thousands of people come to grieve the lives lost and the lives changed forever in Oklahoma City, some come with a unique perspective.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/get-koco-news-on-the-go-download\/44041628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the KOCO 5 app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KOCO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH FULL: KOCO Chronicle 30 Years of Resilience: Remembering the Oklahoma City Bombing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, KOCO 5 spoke with a survivor from an overseas terrorist attack who said thousands of miles couldn\u2019t keep him from paying respects to those lost in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>Travis Frain was 19 when he survived a terror attack on a London bridge in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He says there\u2019s a message that sticks with survivors when they come face to face with terror; they\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man carrying out the attack was driving a vehicle, and he tried to hit as many people as he possibly could on Westminster Bridge,\u201d Frain said.<\/p>\n<p>Frain has seen the impact of terrorism in his own life, a survivor of an attack that killed five and injured dozens more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suffered several different injuries, and after roughly about two years of physical therapy, I was in and out, I was lucky to be able to make a full recovery,\u201d Frain said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Archives: Looking back at chaos and raw emotion, fear following Oklahoma City bombing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the days, weeks and months following that attack, the people of London came together, helping Frain and other survivors and victim\u2019s families.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those supporters were Oklahomans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that quickly arose after that attack was a ground full of  support from other survivors of terrorism around the world, including those affected by 9\/11, Oklahoma City, and many other incidents in America,\u201d Frain said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Frain says, as Oklahoma reflects on 30 years since the city\u2019s darkest day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really important to me having seen that they came over and supported us on our anniversary, it was really important to me that I do the same for them,\u201d Frain said.<\/p>\n<p>He reflects with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really important that we make sure we don\u2019t forget these stories and when I walk around the city its really key to me and clear to me that Oklahoma hasn\u2019t forgotten, remembers what has happened 30 years ago,\u201d Frain said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other supporters stood by Frain\u2019s side; some were first responders from New York City who responded on 9\/11. They say they plan to attend the Oklahoma City remembrance ceremony and stand by their friends here in Oklahoma just as Oklahomans have always stood by them.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; Scroll through the interactive graphic below to learn more about the victims.<\/p>\n<p>W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaGVhcnN0dGVsZXZpc2lvbmRhdGFqb3VybmFsaXNtLmh0dmFwcHMuY29tL29rbGFob21hX21lbW9yaWFsL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ieWVzIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgc3R5bGU9IndpZHRoOiAwOyBtaW4td2lkdGg6IDEwMCUgIWltcG9ydGFudDsgYm9yZGVyOiBub25lOyIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAwcHgiXVsvaWZyYW1lXQ==<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Headlines<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As thousands of people come to grieve the lives lost and the lives changed forever in Oklahoma City,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,18610,1429,257,18604,18602,18603,18607,18609,18612,457,18611,18606,18608,13466,18605,16,15,3118],"class_list":{"0":"post-31344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-koco","12":"tag-life","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-london-terror-attack-survivor","15":"tag-murrah-bombing-anniversary","16":"tag-okc","17":"tag-oklahoma","18":"tag-oklahoma-city","19":"tag-oklahomans","20":"tag-people","21":"tag-supporter","22":"tag-survivor","23":"tag-terror-attack","24":"tag-terrorism","25":"tag-travis-frain","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom","28":"tag-year"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114361357071777634","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}