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Lasting memories of President Obama’s 2006 bombing site visit as Senator

US President Barack Obama is today expected to visit the August 7th Memorial Park in downtown Nairobi, the scene of the deadly 1998 terror bombing.

It is a site he is all too familiar with, and not just for the wrong reasons. Obama visited the park during his six-day tour of Kenya in 2006, on a day that saw him memorably breach security protocol; unable to control his emotions following an overwhelming reception from adoring members of the public.

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