Security personnel and volunteers comb through the rubble for survivors after the bomb attack on the US embassy on August 7, 1998. Photo/FILE
By KEVIN J. KELLEY in New York
Posted Monday, August 8 2011 at 11:21
Posted Monday, August 8 2011 at 11:21
The US Embassy, Ufundi Co-operative and the Co-operative Bank Houses crumble. The picture was taken minutes after the explosion. Photo/FILE
In a statement issued by the White House, Mr Obama also promised that the 229 victims of the explosions in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam “will not be forgotten.”
“We join with our friends and allies in advancing peace and security for Americans, Kenyans, Tanzanians, and all people in building a world that is worthy of the legacy of the victims of these bombings,” the president said.
“These attacks in East Africa stand as testament to al Qaeda’s commitment to use unspeakable violence to kill innocent men, women and children regardless of their religion, race, or nationality,” Mr Obama declared.
He added that the recent killing of Harun Fazul, “the architect of these terrible acts,” was an “important blow to al Qaeda and its ability to threaten so many innocents around the region.”
Mr Fazul was shot dead by a Somali soldier in Mogadishu on June 11.
He had been hunted for the past 13 years, and was also suspected of having helped organise the 2002 Paradise Hotel bombing and simultaneous attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner taking off from Mombasa.
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