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Kenya, Tanzania mark bombings which introduced Al- Qaeda

The 1998 bombings introduced the world to Osama bin Laden, three years before the 9/11 attacks would make him a household name. [Photo: AFP]

Kenya and Tanzania on Tuesday mark 20 years since the devastating US embassy bombings that thrust Al-Qaeda onto the global stage and went on to shape how a generation thinks about personal security.

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