Legal Opinion
Rita Bathiard v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 10, 2019No. 18-7052; C/w 18-7053; 18-7060; C/w 18-7065; 18-7090; 18-7122PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge:
On April 18, 1983, and September 20, 1984, the militant group Hezbollah detonated car bombs outside United States diplomatic facilities in Beirut, Lebanon, killing dozens and wounding many more. On August 7, 1998, truck bombs exploded outside the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing more than two hundred and injuring more than a thousand. These two bombings were the work of al Qaeda. In the decades since, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been linked to all four bombings, while the Republic of Sudan's support for al Qaeda has…
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