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| Omar Said Omar who confessed to bombing the Mombasa Paradise Hotel in 2002 but was set free on appealing his case. [Photo: Maarufu Mohamed/Standard] |
Mombasa, Kenya: When the Paradise Hotel in Mombasa was bombed and 15 people killed 12 years ago, the police were desperate to find any evidence to nail the Al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the attack.
And they got the big break they had been praying for when they finally nabbed Omar Said Omar, who confessed that he had participated in the bombing when he was interrogated.
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