Kenya remembers 1998 bombings

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga stands with two youths at the memorial for the victims of the U.S Embassy bombing in Nairobi. Kenya and Tanzania are marking the 10th anniversary of deadly bombings at their U.S. embassies, as police conducted a manhunt for the Al Qaeda suspect believed to have masterminded the attacks. (Khalil Senosi / Associated Press)

Sept. 16, 2014 9:56 AM PT

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In Nairobi, Victor Juma, who lost his father, Laurance Olum Ochieng, in the attacks, stands in front of a painting featuring Osama bin Laden, an artist’s impression of the bombing. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)

A security guard looks on as a painting illustrating the events of the bombing is carried to the memorial for the victims of the U.S. Embassy attack in Nairobi, Kenya. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)

A photo taken on Aug. 7, 1998, shows rescuers working to help survivors amid the devastation from a bomb explosion near the U.S. Embassy and a bank in Nairobi. (AFP / Getty Images)

In a photo from Aug. 7, 1998, firefighters are at the site of a bomb explosion that shook a bank building and the U.S. Embassy in central Nairobi. (AFP / Getty Images)

A group helps rescue a person after a bombing near the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. The bombings on Aug. 7, 1998, were the first major Al Qaeda attack on U.S. targets. (AFP / Getty Images)