Africa: The 1998 Bombings of Two American Embassies Killed 224 and Wounded Over 4,000

Two U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania Bombed (NYT, Aug. 8, 1998) Bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (NYT Articles) Carnage at the embassies: US vows to bring bombers to justice after scores die in East Africa attacks (Guardian, 1998) U.S. Sees Bin Laden as Ringleader of Terrorist Network (NYT, Aug. 21, 1998) America's No 1 target: Osama bin Laden (Guardian (UK), Aug. 21, 1998) U.S. Cruise Missiles Strike Sudan and Afghan Targets Tied to Terrorist Network (NYT, Aug. 21, 1998) U.S. missiles pound targets in Afghanistan, Sudan to retaliate for embassy bombings (CNN, Aug. 21, 1998) The Missiles of August: Cruise missiles after two U.S. embassies bombed by Seymour Hersh (New Yorker, Oct. 12, 1998) Excerpt From U.S. Indictment: 'Detonated an Explosive Device' (NY Times, Nov. 5, 1998) Bin Laden Was Target of Air Strikes in August, U.S. Acknowledges (NYT, Nov. 14, 1998)   Bin Laden 'glad' about results of embassy bombings (CNN, Jan. 4, 1999) US vows to bring bombers to justice after scores die in East Africa embassy attacks (Guardian (UK), Aug. 8, 2000) Former U.S. Army sergeant pleads guilty in embassy bombings (CNN, Oct. 20, 2000) Death Penalty Won't Hinder Terrorism (Wall Street Journal, Jun. 4, 2001) Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Al-Qaida terrorists get life for embassy bombings 4 Sentenced to Life in Prison for American Embassy Bombings in Africa (NY Times, Oct. 19, 2001) 4 Bombers Get Life Sentences (W. Post, Oct. 19, 2001) Top Al Qaeda Official, Wanted for 1998 Embassy Bombings, Captured in Sudan (W.Post, Mar. 19, 2002) 1998 embassy bombing terror suspect captured in Somalia and flown to US (BBC, Mar. 26, 2003)   News Coverage of Embassy Bombings and Prosecution of Bombers (Present-1998) (Yahoo!) Bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (NYT Articles)