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1998 United States embassy bombings

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1998 United States embassy bombings

The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in two nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African capital cities, one at the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other at the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed and Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah were deemed responsible with planning and orchestrating the bombings. In retaliation for the bombings, U . president Bill Clinton ordered Operation Infinite Reach on August 20, 1998.

Infobox

Location
01°17′21″S 36°49′36″E / 1 °S 36 °E / -1 ; 36 and 06°47′21″S 39°16′46″E / 6 °S 39 °E / -6 ; 39 Nairobi, Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Date
August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07) 10:30 a . – 10:40 a . EAT (UTC 3)
Target
United States embassies
Attack type
Truck bombs
Weapons
TNT, ammonium nitrate, pistol, stun grenade
Deaths
224
Injured
4,000
Perpetrators
Al-Qaeda Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Assailants
Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali Jihad Mohammed Ali Hamden Khalif Allah Awad Mohammed Odeh
Motive
Islamist extremism, Anti-Americanism

Tables

· Indictment
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Name
Osama bin Laden
Disposition
Killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011
Muhammad Atef
Muhammad Atef
Name
Muhammad Atef
Disposition
Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 14, 2001
Ayman al Zawahiri
Ayman al Zawahiri
Name
Ayman al Zawahiri
Disposition
Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 31, 2022
Saif al Adel
Saif al Adel
Name
Saif al Adel
Disposition
Fugitive, the de facto leader of Al Qaeda
Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
Name
Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Name
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Disposition
Killed in Tehran, Iran on August 7, 2020
Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Name
Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Disposition
Killed in Naghar Kalai, Pakistan on April 12, 2006
Khalid al Fawwaz
Khalid al Fawwaz
Name
Khalid al Fawwaz
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Wadih el Hage
Wadih el Hage
Name
Wadih el Hage
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Anas al Libi
Anas al Libi
Name
Anas al Libi
Disposition
Died in 2015 while awaiting trial in the United States
Ibrahim Eidarous
Ibrahim Eidarous
Name
Ibrahim Eidarous
Disposition
Died in 2008 while under house arrest in the United Kingdom
Adel Abdel Bari
Adel Abdel Bari
Name
Adel Abdel Bari
Disposition
Served a sentence of 25 years imprisonment in the United States
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Name
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Disposition
Killed in Mogadishu, Somalia by Somali government troops on June 7, 2011
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali
Name
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali
Disposition
Killed in Pakistan in 2010
Mohammed Sadeek Odeh
Mohammed Sadeek Odeh
Name
Mohammed Sadeek Odeh
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali
Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali
Name
Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil
Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil
Name
Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil
Disposition
Killed in Afghanistan in March 2002
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Name
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Name
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Disposition
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Name
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Disposition
Killed in Pakistan on January 1, 2009
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
Name
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
Name
Disposition
Osama bin Laden
Killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011
Muhammad Atef
Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 14, 2001
Ayman al Zawahiri
Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 31, 2022
Saif al Adel
Fugitive, the de facto leader of Al Qaeda
Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Killed in Tehran, Iran on August 7, 2020
Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Killed in Naghar Kalai, Pakistan on April 12, 2006
Khalid al Fawwaz
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Wadih el Hage
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Anas al Libi
Died in 2015 while awaiting trial in the United States
Ibrahim Eidarous
Died in 2008 while under house arrest in the United Kingdom
Adel Abdel Bari
Served a sentence of 25 years imprisonment in the United States
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Killed in Mogadishu, Somalia by Somali government troops on June 7, 2011
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali
Killed in Pakistan in 2010
Mohammed Sadeek Odeh
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil
Killed in Afghanistan in March 2002
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
Serving a life sentence without parole in the United States
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Killed in Pakistan on January 1, 2009
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan

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    https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1006205820963585440
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