May 16, 1986: How 154 hostages survived the Cokeville school bombing
On May 16, 1986, David and Doris Young held 154 hostages at Cokeville Elementary School in Wyoming, detonating a bomb in a classroom. Thanks to the heroic actions of a teacher who evacuated students before the blast, only the perpetrators died. All 152 surviving hostages were rescued.
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