September 1 bombings

The September 1 bombings, also known as S52, was an event where several terrorists of unknown nationality or ethnicity blew up several government buildings in Jetzeburg, Jonathia, on September 1st, 1952. While the scale of the event is the largest bombings Jonathia has seen in it's existence, it's perpetrators, the ways the attackers pulled the attack off, and the way they managed to plant the bombs, is unknown.
During the attacks, several government officials were killed, including Secretary of Finance Benjamin Rose, the deputy prime minister, the speaker of the house, and the prime minister at the time, Bob Hunter. The attack is widely regarded as one of the most devastating attacks on the country, and is to date the deadliest terrorist attack in Jonathian history, with about 3,560 deaths - mostly civilian casualties - and 11,756 injuries recorded.
== Before the attack ==
The Jonathia Herald had reported on the day that the weather was to be "stunning", and that no clouds would be in sight, a far-fetched estimate disputed by other newspapers which claimed that the weather would actually be cloudy or possibly rainy. No rain was observed on the day.
== Attack ==
=== Parliament Building ===
At 11:05am JST, while parliament was in session, and several members of the house were giving speeches, bombs around the Parliament Building were detonated. At the time of the attack, many members were arguing, before silencing after one man, believed to be Secretary of State Peter Karlson, asked everyone if they smelt "burnt toast", leading many to believe he was experiencing a stroke. The building then exploded, starting from the debate room, before escaping outwards.
Most MPs in the building were killed in the attack. Those who were not killed either were not at the building at the time, survived by escaping, or later succumbed to injuries at the site or on admission to the hospital.
=== Reserve Bank of Jonathia building ===
At 11:10am JST, bombs exploded the front facade of the Reserve Bank of Jonathia building. The building then went in a free-for-all, as different parts of the building collapse. The Secretary of Finance, Benjamin Rose, was at the building, making a visit to supervise money printing. He died on impact on the floor after the ground under him collapse, sending him falling 12 meters (39ft) down.
=== Densbloom Palace ===
While Densbloom Palace only suffered minor damage, it was also affected drastically. The pillars and front facade were blown up along with several corridors and a kitchen. A bomb was also found under a group of bedrooms, but it failed to blow up on time, rendering it a dud.
=== Unaffected buildings ===
The following buildings were likely to be targeted as well, but never blew up.
* Westwharf Palace - Was scheduled but never destroyed. Now used as the parliament building. On the 27th of July, 2009, several construction workers found undetonated bombs under the floors of the palace, which were reported to law enforcement and later defused.
* St. Randon Metro Station - Was scheduled but never destroyed. Bombs were found laying along the tracks but either were defused or rendered a dud.
== Aftermath ==
After the attack, several areas in Jetzeburg were left in ruin. Both leaders of the country and the speaker of the house were dead, leading to the nation having to replace the former with Secretary of Defense, Fredrick Harvall, who was actually on a holiday in Poland at the time of the attack, and had to be rushed home the next day after information of the attack reached the world.
Parliament had to move to an entirely different building in order to replace the Parliament Building. After much debate, the government picked the Westwharf Palace, which had remained unoccupied since the Jonathian unification in 1920. They remain in Westwharf today.
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