Former President Bill Clinton, left, shakes hands with Vice-President Dick Cheney, center, at the end of the memorial service for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, April 19, 2005.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Survivors, victims' family members, and political figures gathered in Oklahoma City on Tuesday marking the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.

    The April 19, 1995, attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has been the worst act of domestic terrorism in US history, in which 168 people were killed and more than 800 others were injured.

    About 1,600 people inside the First United Methodist Church in the city fell silent at 9:02 a.m., the moment the building was destroyed 10 years ago.

    "This morning we recall an event that changed this community forever and profoundly touched our entire nation. We recall as well the legacy of courage and hope that has characterized Oklahoma City from that day to this," Vice President Dick Cheney said to hundreds of people at the annual commemoration ceremony atthe Oklahoma City National Memorial site.

    He said the country has known times of sadness both before and after the Murrah Federal Building was attacked, but that spring morning 10 years ago "is still deeply etched in our memories."

    "We want to remember April 19th, 1995, not merely because greatevil appeared that day, but because goodness overcame evil that day. We want to remember not only a single act of malice, but also10,000 acts of kindness and mercy and bravery," he said.

    Former President Bill Clinton also delivered a speech at the ceremony. "The memories are still so clear" 10 years after the bombing, he said.

From left, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, Former President Clinton, left, Vice-President Dick Cheney, center, and Frank Hill, Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation chairman, say the pledge of allegiance during the memorial service for the victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday.

    "And even after 10 years, the scars remain on bodies that we can see, and in hearts that we cannot, but we can feel," said Clinton, who served as president from 1992 to 2001.

    In the 1995 attack, a truck bomb planted by Timothy McVeigh sheared off the north side of the Murrah building, killing 168 people, injuring hundreds of others and causing millions of dollars in damage to downtown Oklahoma City.

    McVeigh was convicted on federal conspiracy and multiple first-degree murder charges and sentenced to death in 1997. He was executed in June 2001.

    His conspirator, Terry Nichols, was convicted in 1997 on federal conspiracy and involuntary mans laughter charges and was serving multiple life sentences. Enditem