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How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Police salvage evidence after the August 7, 1998, terror attack. [File, Standard]

Monday this week was the 25th anniversary of the Nairobi terrorist bomb attack that killed over 200 people and left hundreds others seriously injured.

I still remember tragic events of that dark Friday of August 7, 1998. It is the day devils temporarily left hell to camp in Nairobi.

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