NOT FOR RELEASE - FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

AG

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998

(202) 616-2777

WWW.USDOJ.GOV

TDD (202) 514-1888

ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENTS

IN ATLANTA BOMBINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Janet Reno will issue a statement regarding a new development in the investigation of the three Atlanta-area bombings -- Centennial Olympic Park on July 27, 1996, the Sandy Springs Professional Building north of Atlanta on January 16, 1997, and The Otherside Lounge in midtown Atlanta on February 21, 1997. Reno will be joined by FBI Director Louis Freeh; Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement James E. Johnson; ATF Director John Magaw; Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Milton E. Nix; and, Nina Hunt, Acting U.S. Attorney for Atlanta.

TIME: 1:00 PM

DATE: Wednesday, October 14, 1998

SITE: Conference Room B

Main Justice Building

950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Camera crews may arrive at the Pennsylvania Ave. entrance of the Main Justice Building at 12:00 to set up.

NOTE: This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed.

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