Permanent historical factsheet

Al-Qaeda

Name: Al-Qaeda – United States of America factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States of America · Warfare / USA War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1998Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1998

William Jefferson Bill Clinton20 August 1998

Warfare / USA War

Revenge for Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Kenya & Tanzania on 7th Aug

Names involved

William Jefferson Bill Clinton

Provenance

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