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August 7, 1998: How the Nation covered the biggest terrorist attack in Kenyan history

1998 bomb blast

A file photo taken on August 8, 1998 shows police workers removing the remains of the car-bomb used to destroy the US embassy in Nairobi, that killed 280 Kenyans and 12 Americans.

Photo credit: Alexander Joe | AFP

August 7, 1998: Early morning, terrorists drive out of House Number 48 in New Runda Estate, Nairobi. In the lead car was Fazul Mohammed, better known as Harun, while the second, a Toyota Dyna pickup, was carrying a bomb.

It was driven by Jihad Mohammed Ali (aka Azzam), with Mohammed Rashid Daoud Al-Owhali in the passenger seat.