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Fugitive Rudolph faces more bombing charges

Rudolph
Rudolph  

Government ready to cite 3 Atlanta blasts

October 14, 1998
Web posted at: 9:12 a.m. EDT (1312 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eric Robert Rudolph, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives, will be charged with the deadly 1996 bombing at the Olympics and two other attacks in Atlanta, federal officials say. Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh were expected to announce the new charges at a 1 p.m. news conference on Wednesday.

Rudolph already is sought for a January bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed one person and seriously injured another. The Birmingham target was a women's clinic where abortions are performed.

According to federal law enforcement sources, new criminal complaints were to be filed charging Rudolph with the Olympic blast and two 1997 bombings -- one at a gay bar and the other at a medical clinic where abortions are performed. All three blasts occurred in Atlanta.

Olympic Park bombing
One person was killed and more than 100 others injured in the Olympic Park bombing  

A senior federal law enforcement official said Tuesday authorities now have enough evidence to support the new charges.

"It might be helpful for the public to understand the full spectrum of what he's sought for -- so people watch out for him and do not help him," the official said.

In May, the FBI began offering a reward of up to $1 million to anyone who helps them find Rudolph.

The last confirmed sighting of the suspect was January 30, the day after the Birmingham bombing. He was seen near his home in North Carolina, where his truck was abandoned.

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