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Meanwhile in Dar es Salaam, suicide bomber [[Hamden Khalif Allah Awad]] drove a second truck into the embassy, but was prevented from getting close enough by a water truck that blocked his way. After being prevented from entering, Awad blew himself up, killing 11 people.
Meanwhile in Dar es Salaam, suicide bomber [[Hamden Khalif Allah Awad]] drove a second truck into the embassy, but was prevented from getting close enough by a water truck that blocked his way. After being prevented from entering, Awad blew himself up, killing 11 people.


A group known as "The Liberation Army for Holy Sites" claimed responsibility, however investigators concluded that it was a pseudonym for the real attackers, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, who had planned the bombings as a revenge attack in conjunction with Al-Qaeda. Twenty-one indictments were released for the attack, including for bin Laden, Atef, al-Zawahiri, Odeh, Atwah and Al-Owhali. As of 2019, all 21 individuals are either dead or in custody, with the exception of al-Zawahiri, [[Saif al-Adel]] and possibly [[Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah]].
A group known as "The Liberation Army for Holy Sites" claimed responsibility, however investigators concluded that it was a pseudonym for the real attackers, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, who had planned the bombings as a revenge attack in conjunction with Al-Qaeda. Twenty-one indictments were released for the attack, including for bin Laden, Atef, al-Zawahiri, Odeh, Atwah and Al-Owhali. As of 2021, all 21 individuals are either dead or in custody, with the exception of al-Zawahiri and [[Saif al-Adel]].
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