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NEWS ABOUT: embassy bombings

embassy bombings stories: 2 news summaries
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 Blast Kills 17 Outside 
 Indian Embassy in Kabul 

Rush hour car bomb attack kills street cleaners

Oct 8, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in central Kabul today, rattling buildings up to a mile away. The bomb went off across the road from the Afghan Interior Ministry and the Indian embassy, which is believed to have been the target.... More »

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Afghanistan • suicide bombing • Kabul • car bomb • embassy bombings

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First Gitmo Detainee to Face Trial Pleads
Not Guilty

Denies role in 1998 embassy bombings

Jun 9, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(AP) - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the US for trial has pleaded not guilty in two embassy bombings. Ahmed Ghailani entered the plea today in federal court in Manhattan. Ghailani is charged with participating in the bombing of embassies in Africa in August 1998, attacks that killed... More »

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terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Obama administration • Gitmo • President Obama • Ahmed Ghailani • embassy bombings

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