The number of terrorist attacks has increased recently, costing billions of dollars in damage to property and human lives.
As a result, governments have attempted to defend their citizens from previous terrorist atrocities or to reach a peace agreement with the perpetrators.
Most of those who engage in terrorism often grudge the targets they want to eliminate. For instance, some terrorist assaults aim to persuade the affected government to carry out the terrorists’ directives. An example of one of these attacks is the bombings that occurred at the US Embassy in 1998.
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The Attacks
On August 7, 1998, the assault happened in the wee hours of the morning, about 3.30 a.m. East African time. Perverse bombers stationed at the US embassies in Nairobi (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam had a vehicle loaded with explosives (Tanzania).
A short while later, 213 people were killed in Nairobi and 11 in Dar es Salaam when the explosives detonated. Along with the property damage, the assault resulted in thousands of injuries. Even though the Americans were the bombing’s primary aim, most victims were from the two African nations.
A terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda plotted simultaneous explosions in the capital cities of Kenya and Tanzania. The team belonged to the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a more significant terrorist organization directed by Osama bin Laden.
Osama bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia to a prosperous family. After his death, he exploited his father’s fortune to support terrorist organizations in his nation.
Before the Bombings
It is thought that the bombings of the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were an act of retaliation against the US after it detained four of the key al-Qaeda leaders. The four were detained on suspicion of many terrorist acts and a string of killings in Egypt.
About two months before, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the al-Qaeda organization had issued a warning claiming that their comrades’ detention and torture would soon be paid for.
Still, the authorities had not taken their notice seriously. The four were detained in Albania before being sent to Egypt for interrogation and abuse.
Aftermath
The American government and many other parties involved in the assault added the al-Qaeda group’s commander to their list of the top ten most wanted terrorists in the world following the incident. Others have just passed away, while others are incarcerated (but some are still at large).
Safety And Prevalence
The number of terrorist attacks is rising in many nations, and governments are taking steps to stop them. For instance, in Kenya, several other assaults have been carried out in the state, murdering hundreds of citizens for various nefarious objectives the organizations are aiming.
All governments must take action to defend themselves and their citizens, particularly those who are vulnerable to such assaults.