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| Identifier: | 98STATE145892 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 98STATE145892 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Secretary of State |
| Created: | 1998-08-11 10:33:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL PTER AEMR MARR CASC PINS KE TZ |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
O 111033Z AUG 98 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY NAIROBI IMMEDIATE ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS IMMEDIATE SPECIAL EMBASSY PROGRAM IMMEDIATE SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4893 JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5035 USCINCUSACOM NORFOLK VA IMMEDIATE USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PM IMMEDIATE USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ASMARA IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY KINSHASA IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 145892 E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/08 TAGS: PREL, PTER, AEMR, MARR, CASC, PINS, KE, TZ SUBJECT: TFEAO1 SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 AS OF 0530 EDT TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1998 1. CLASSIFIED BY JEFF MILLINGTON, TASK FORCE COORDINATOR TANZANIA ARRESTS SUSPECTS 2. (C) EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM CONFIRMED THAT TANZANIAN POLICE AUGUST 10 DETAINED 14 SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE DAR ES SALAAM BOMBING--6 SUDANESE NATIONALS, 5 IRAQIS, 1 TURK, 1 GERMAN AND 1 UNIDENTIFIED MAN BELIEVED TO BE OF ARAB ORIGIN. THE GERMAN SUSPECT WAS STOPPED AT THE AIRPORT CARRYING "MEMORABILIA" FROM THE BOMBING SITE, BUT WAS LATER RELEASED. TANZANIAN POLICE ARE ALLOWING FBI AGENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QUESTIONING OF THE REMAINING DETAINEES, BUT HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT THE FBI HAS NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE ARRESTS. TANZANIAN LAW REQUIRES THAT SUSPECTS' BE RELEASED IF NOT CHARGED WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE TANZANIAN POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. (TF/EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM TELCONS, REUTERS) REMAINS OF OFFICIAL AMERICANS ARRIVE IN GERMANY 3. (U) THE C-L41 CARRYING THE REMAINS OF 11 OF THE 12 OFFICIAL AMERICANS KILLED IN NAIROBI ARRIVED AT RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE AT 1900 EDT AUGUST 10. (TF/AIR FORCE OPS CENTER) SEARCH OF EMBASSY NAIROBI SITE NEARS CONCLUSION 4. (SBU) SEARCH TEAMS EXPECT TO CONCLUDE THEIR SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AT THE EMBASSY NAIROBI BOMBING SITE BY APPROXIMATELY NOON TODAY LOCAL TIME (0500 EDT) . 32 FSN'S AT EMBASSY NAIROBI ARE CONFIRMED DEAD, 12 HAVE BEEN MEDEVACED, AND 8 ARE STILL MISSING. THE SEARCH FOR THE 8 MISSING FSN'S WILL CONTINUE AT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND MORGUES AND THROUGH CONTACTS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. MEANWHILE, 11 BODIES WERE PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE OF THE UFUNDI BUILDING LATE AUGUST 10 AND EARLY TODAY, RAISING THE DEATH TOLL IN NAIROBI TO 203, REPORTS THE PRESS. (T?/EMBASSY NAIROBI' TELCONS, AP) 5. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. ALBRIGHT
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