Thousands Gather to Mourn Kenya Embassy Victims
Thousands of people, many wearing red ribbons as a sign of mourning, gathered on a grassy hill in this capital Thursday to grieve for the victims of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy.
In a ceremony held hours before word of U.S. attacks in retribution for the terrorist bombings here and in Tanzania, religious leaders from various faiths read out the names of those killed in Kenya.
After the 23rd Psalm was read in Swahili and a trumpet sounded “Amazing Grace,” Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi told mourners that the day of the blasts will “remain the darkest day in our history.”
The U.S. ambassador to Kenya, Prudence Bushnell, spoke of mutual sorrow and shared friendship.
“We have the capacity to turn the wreckage evildoers created into a foundation of greater understanding, peace and friendship among our two nations,” she said.
The twin terrorist attacks killed more than 260 people and wounded more than 5,000.
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