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Owens v. Republic of the Sudan

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 11, 2008No. 05-5173, 06-5079PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Chief Judge:

This case arises from the alleged role of the Republic of Sudan and its Interior Ministry (“Sudan”) in the simultaneous U.S. embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on August 7, 1998, carried out by the terrorist group al Qaeda. Several of those injured in the bombings and their family members brought suit against Sudan under 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(7), alleging that Sudan materially supported the embassy attacks. This case comes to us on interlocutory appeal from the denial of Sudan’s motion to…

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  2. In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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  4. Rote v. Zel Custom Manufacturing LLCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009

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