1998 United States embassy bombings
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| Date | 7 August 1998 |
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| Location | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Blamed on | Al Qaeda |
| Type | Truck bombs |
| Deaths | 224 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 4000 |
| Description | A pair of simultaneous explosions in Kenya and Tanzania, blamed on Al Qaeda. |
A pair of simultaneous explosions in Kenya and Tanzania.
Official narrative
Al Qaedah.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Powell | “[Terrorism] is the cost of doing business and it's not just something that can happen overseas but, as this community knows better than anyone, it can happen here... I think there are limits to what you can do in a free society.” | Colin Powell | 11 August 1998 |
The Official Culprit
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Al-Qaeda | A sketchy term that has been repeated endlessly by the corporate media. Its close connections to Western intelligence agencies are never examined. "The Brotherhood" of the modern era. |
