Legal Opinion
Ofisi v. BNP Paribas, S.A.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 29, 2017No. Civil Action No. 15-2010 (JDB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs in this case are victims and family members of victims of the 1998 terrorist bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people and injured thousands more. The attacks were perpetrated by al Qaeda, with *92the assistance- of the Republic of Sudan, which provided al Qaeda with safe harbor, as well as financial, military, and intelligence assistance throughout the 1990s. See generally Owens v. Republic of Sudan, 826 F.Supp.2d 128 (D.D.C. 2011) (detailing findings of fact and conclusions of law as to…
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