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Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people.
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1998 United States embassy bombings
Attacks on US embassies in Africa
The 1998 United States embassy bombings or sometimes known as the 1998 Nairobi 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dar es Salaam
Largest city in Tanzania and capital of Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nairobi
Capital and largest city of Kenya
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of 1,795 metres (5,889 ft). The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyrobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 7
Day of the year
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