1998 US Embassy bombings: Difference between revisions
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|date = August 7, 1998 | |date = August 7, 1998 | ||
|motive = Revenge for extradition of EIJ members | |motive = Revenge for extradition of EIJ members | ||
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]}} The '''1998 United States Embassy bombings '''were a series of [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks that took place on 7 August 1998, during which 224 people were killed when truck bombs were detonated at the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. The attacks were planned and executed by [[Al-Qaeda]] and [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] as revenge for the extradition and alleged [[torture]] of Egyptian Islamic Jihad members. The attack lead to Al-Qaeda leaders [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] and [[Mohammed Atef]] being placed on the USA's Wanted Terrorists list. | |crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]}}The '''1998 United States Embassy bombings '''were a series of [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks that took place on 7 August 1998, during which 224 people were killed when truck bombs were detonated at the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. The attacks were planned and executed by [[Al-Qaeda]] and [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] as revenge for the extradition and alleged [[torture]] of Egyptian Islamic Jihad members. The attack lead to Al-Qaeda leaders [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] and [[Mohammed Atef]] being placed on the USA's Wanted Terrorists list. | ||
== Preparation == | == Preparation == | ||