Two suspects in US embassy bombing to be prosecuted

ASSOCIATED PRESS

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 19: Two suspects held in connection with the August 7 bombing of the US embassy in Tanzania will be charged in a local court next week, a newspaper said today.

Omar Mahita, head of the Tanzanian police, told the Swahili-language daily Mtanzania that local detectives and FBI agents have completed preliminary investigations and have asked the director of public prosecution to initiate criminal proceedings against the two. Earlier this week, Adadi Rajabu, Tanzania's director of criminal investigation, said police were holding two principal suspects a Tanzanian and a foreigner whose nationality he would not reveal. It is expected that the suspects will face charges of murder, conspiracy and bombing.

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