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The Nairobi Embassy Bombing

In 1998, al-Qaeda killed more than 200 people in a co-ordinated attack on US embassies in East Africa. It was one of the first major bombings carried out by the group.

In 1998, al-Qaeda killed over 200 people in a co-ordinated attack on two US embassies in East Africa. It was one of the first major bombings carried out by the group. We hear from George Mimba who was working in the embassy in Kenya when the attack took place.
Photo: Rescue workers at the scene of the Nairobi embassy bombing (AFP/Getty Images)

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Wed 10 Aug 2016 07:50GMT
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