US Supreme Court awards KSh 1 trillion to 1998 bombing victims in Kenya, Tanzania Article source - The court said Sudan must pay the money to terrorism victims after investigations revealed it helped al Qaeda carry out the bombings that killed 224 people and wounded thousands - The attacks in Nairobi and Dar es Salaaam were believed to have been revenge for US involvement in the extradition of four members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) - The attacks placed the then al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on the list of the most wanted men and he was eventually killed in 2011 in Pakistan after several years of hiding The 1998 bombing victims in Kenya and Tanzania have finally found justice after the United States (US) Supreme Court awarded them KSh 1 trillion in damages. In a unanimous ruling on Monday, May 18, the court said Sudan must pay the money to terrorism victims after investigations revealed it helped al Qaeda carry out the bombings that killed 224 people and wounded th...
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