Difference between revisions of "1998 United States embassy bombings"
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|locations=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya | |locations=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya | ||
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| + | |latitude=1°17′S | ||
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| + | |type=Truck bombs | ||
| + | |fatalities=224 | ||
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A pair of simultaneous explosions in [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | A pair of simultaneous explosions in [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 22 July 2016
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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 |
A pair of simultaneous explosions in Kenya and Tanzania.
Contents
Official narrative
Al Qaedah.
Normalization
Colin Powell said after the bombings that terrorism “is the cost of doing business” in today’s world.[1]
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. |
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