Legal Opinion
Mwani, Odilla Mutaka v. Bin Ladin, Usama
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 5, 2005No. 04-5266PublishedCited by 562 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge.
On August 7, 1998, a devastating truck bomb exploded outside the American embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. The blast killed more than 200 people, including 12 Americans, and wounded more than 4000 others. Most of the casualties were Kenyan. The plaintiffs in this case are all Kenyan: victims, relatives of victims, and businesses harmed in the attack. They sued defendants Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda for orchestrating the bombing, and defendant Afghanistan for providing logistical support to bin Laden and al Qaeda. The…
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