African Embassy Bombings 

The Following are links to Washington Post coverage of the bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on Friday, August 7, 1998.

Bombs at 2 U.S. Embassies in Africa Kill 81
The Washington Post's headline story from Saturday, August 8, 1998.

At State Department, Grieving for Colleagues
"The bombs exploded in African capitals 7,500 miles away, but in Foggy Bottom, in the minds of the men and women immersed in the anonymous minutiae of day-to-day statecraft, they blasted to the surface a knowledge that usually remains deeply buried." - Washington Post lead

In Washington, Emotional Echoes and the Start of a Hunt
The worldwide hunt for the bombers begins.

2 U.S. Victims in Nairobi Identified
Embassy Aide Arlene Kirk, Army Sgt. Kenneth R. Hobson are the first American victims identified.

Compounds Can Never be Fully Protected, Specialists Say
"Attacks on U.S. diplomats may never be totally preventable, they pointed out, because effective diplomacy requires contact with the people and organizations of the host country." - Washington Post story

State Department Travel Warning

In response to the tragic bombings of U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dares Salaam, The U.S. State Department has issued this Worldwide Caution to Travelers. (Also see: State Department Warnings for Other Countries)