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| | al qaida - usama bin laden's terrorist organization |
 | | Established by Usama Bin Ladin in the late 1980s to bring together Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet invasion, al-qaida helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistance. |
 | | Usama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist organization Al-Qaida, is charged in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
 | | As a result of extensive criminal investigation, and working closely with Kenya, Tanzania, and other nations, the U.S. Government has indicted (Nov 4, 1998) or filed criminal complaints against bin Laden and 16 of his associates for their involvement in the two bombings and other terrorist crimes. |
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