The Lancaster was designed by Roy Chadwick and was powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins, or, in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. They led to ramped up anti-terror efforts by the United States and by the FBI, including an expanded Bureau overseas presence that can quickly respond to acts of terrorism that involve Americans.Designed and built by Avro for the Royal Air Force, the Avro Lancaster is a British four-engine and became the main heavy bomber in Second World War used by R.A.F. The KENBOM and TANBOM investigations-as the FBI calls them-represented at that time the largest deployment in Bureau history. Both have since been killed.Īll told, more than 20 people have been charged in connection with the bombings. On November 4, 1998, Osama Bin Laden and several members of his network, including his military commander Muhammad Atef, were named in an indictment based on the investigation. After being indicted for his role in the bombings, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2001. He is currently serving a life sentence for stabbing a federal corrections officer in the eye while in prison after being charged in the embassy attacks.Īlso in September 1998, Wadih el-Hage-a naturalized American citizen who had been living in Arlington, Texas-was arrested by the FBI for making false statements during questioning. In September 1998, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was arrested in Germany.
Both were convicted for their roles in the bombing and sentenced to life in prison in October 2001. Mohammed Sadeek Odeh and Mohammed Rashed Daoud al-Owhali were arrested in Kenya within 20 days of the bombings and rendered to the U.S.
These attacks were soon directly linked to al Qaeda. Extraordinary efforts from our federal and international partners led to the identification, arrest, and extradition to the United States of several members of the al Qaeda terrorist network for their role in the bombings.
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