Voices

“These acts of terrorist violence are abhorrent, they are inhuman. We will use all the means at our disposal to bring those responsible to justice no matter what or how long it takes. . . . To the families and loved ones of the American and African victims of these cowardly attacks, you are in our thoughts and prayers.”

--President Clinton

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“We don’t yet know who did it or why but whatever their motives, whatever their cause, it is utterly discredited by this cruel, senseless, arbitrary and cowardly destruction.”

--Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

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“The secretary-general was outraged and appalled . . . He condemns utterly this heartless and indiscriminate terrorism against innocent civilians, and extends his deep condolences to the families and governments concerned.”

--Spokesman for U.N Secretary-General Kofi Annan

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“Defence Minister Yitzhak Mordechai has given the order to send quick aid to the Americans in Tanzania and Kenya. . . . Israel has a team experienced in evacuating wounded from wrecked buildings.”

--Avi Benayahu, spokesman for the Israeli Defence Ministry

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“Tanzania will do all in its power to bring those involved to justice. Such a thing has never happened before and has nothing to do with Tanzania-U.S. relations.”

--Tanzania Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye

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“The U.S. were not interested at all in helping us. They were just interested in protecting their damaged embassy. It has given us a very bad picture of the Americans.”

--Fawz Abubakar, who said he helped rescue survivors in Kenya:

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“It is all chaos. We are treating hundreds ... too many, we can’t say.”

--Unidentified Kenyatta Hospital official