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March 4th,
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U.S. Strike Targeted Bombing
Suspect Navy went after Kenyan thought to be involved in 2 embassy attacks By Pauline Jelinek Associated Press March 4, 2008 Washington - A U.S. missile
strike in Somalia on Monday targeted a Kenyan suspected in the 1998 bombings
of two U.S. embassies in Africa, officials said Tuesday. The Navy was going after
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan when it launched at least two Tomahawk missiles from a
submarine off the coast of the East African nation, a Pentagon and FBI
official said. "Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan
is on the FBI's 'seeking information list' and is wanted by the FBI for
questioning in connection with the 2002 attacks at the Paradise Hotel and the
unsuccessful surface to air missile attack against an Israeli airliner in
Kenya," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko. The list consists of
subjects the FBI would like to talk to, while the Most Wanted Terrorist list
is suspects who have been indicted. "He is also thought to
be an associate of al-Qaida member Harun Fazul, who was indicted for the 1998
embassy bombings," Kolko said. He referred to the August 1998
simultaneous bombings of the embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, in which more than 200 people were killed. Kolko said he could not
confirm if Nabhan was hit in the strike and referred questions to the Defense
Department. The Pentagon official said he did not know if the attack
succeeded. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized
to speak on the record. U.S. officials had said
Monday that the missile attack was aimed at a "known al-Qaida
terrorist" but declined to name him. Officials have said for several
years that ungoverned areas of Africa are a breeding ground for terrorist
groups. Hundreds of people shouted
anti-American slogans Tuesday in Dobley, the southern Somali town that was
hit in Monday's attack. Dobley is just miles from Kenya, where border agents
tightened controls. Meanwhile, congressional
auditors said Tuesday that the U.S. needs a comprehensive new strategy for
Somalia. The report by the Government
Accountability Office said a number of challenges have limited existing U.S.
and international efforts to stabilize the country, which has lacked a
functioning central government since 1991. External link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5592555.html |