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Terrorist Behind U.S. Embassy Bombings in 1998 in Africa is Killed

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com He escaped the long reach of the U.S. for 13 years. He was on the FBI’s Top Ten Terrorist List. And there was a $5 million reward for his capture. Last week, a bullet ended all of that. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the organizer of the 1998 terrorist bombings in Kenya and…

Explosive Packages Were 4 Times More Powerful than Underwear Bomb

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The explosives used in the packages from Yemen were four times more powerful than those used by the underwear bomber, the Associated Press reports. Citing German authorities, AP reported that the two bombs contained 300 and 400 grams of the industrial explosive PETN, compared to about 80 grams used in the…