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The Khobar Towers Bombing - Saudi Arabia

On June 25th 1996 a huge truck bomb was planted at a US housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of people were injured and 19 US servicemen were killed.

On June 25th 1996 a huge truck bomb was planted at a US housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of people were injured and 19 US servicemen were killed. Witness speaks to two survivors of the attack, who's lives were forever changed as a result of what happened at Khobar Towers.

(The aftermath of the Khobar Towers bombing June 1996: Credit; Getty Images.)

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Fri 24 Jun 2016 06:50GMT
大象传媒 World Service US Public Radio

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