USA/KENYA/TANZANIA: AS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES OF THE BOMBING OF TWO AMERICAN EMBASSIES IN AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES SAYS IT HAS MADE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL ITS OVERSEAS POSTS
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USA/KENYA/TANZANIA: AS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES OF THE BOMBING OF TWO AMERICAN EMBASSIES IN AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES SAYS IT HAS MADE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL ITS OVERSEAS POSTS
- Title: USA/KENYA/TANZANIA: AS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES OF THE BOMBING OF TWO AMERICAN EMBASSIES IN AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES SAYS IT HAS MADE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL ITS OVERSEAS POSTS
- Date: 5th August 1999
- Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (FILE - AUGUST 1998) (REUTERS) 1. LAS SMOKE DRIFTING AROUND BOMBED EMBASSY 0.01 2. SLV BURNING CARS IN STREET 0.07 3. SLV DAMAGED EMBASSY/SV INJURED PEOPLE IN STREET (3 SHOTS) 0.18 4. LAS/SLV RESCUERS WORKING ON REMAINS OF BUILDING (2 SHOTS) 0.28 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 4, 1999) (POOL) 5. SV ACTING COORDINATOR FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM MICHAEL SHEEHAN STANDING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION, PATRICK KENNEDY AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY, PETER BERGIN AT STATE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING 0.36 6. MCU (English) BERGIN SAYING "In the last year we have made improvements at every single post around the world. Every post. And that's what - in response to the previous question - the threat is global. We take it very, very seriously and every post is being enhanced, every post." 0.56 7. SV CUTAWAY REPORTERS 1.02 8. MCU (English) KENNEDY SAYING "We have about two hundred and sixty five posts and if you take the Inman standards that came out of the report in the 1980's which essentially says that one seeks to have 100 foot setback from a solidly constructed building, only about 40 to 45 of our embassies or consulates at present time meet those full standards, therefore what we need to do, what we are engaged in, is a robust programme of increasing that security." 1.36 UNKNOWN LOCATION (FILE - JUNE 1999) (AL-JAZEERA TV - NO ACCESS CNN/BBC/SKY) (STATIONS MUST GIVE ON-SCREEN CREDIT TO AL-JAZEERA) 9. MCU OSAMA BIN LADEN SPEAKING (LOW-LEVEL) IN INTERVIEW WITH AL-JAZEERA TV 1.50 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 4, 1999) (POOL) 10. MCU (English) SHEEHAN SAYING "On the first issue of Bin Laden, as I said before, there have been rumours about where his location is. We know that he's in Afghanistan, we know he's within the area of Taliban's control and we hold them responsible." 2.03 DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA (FILE - AUGUST 1998) (REUTERS) 11. LV PALL OF SMOKE DRIFTS ACROSS ROAD FROM EMBASSY 2.06 12. SLV ARMED POLICE 2.11 13. CU PULL OUT SLV CASUALTY ON STRETCHER BEING LIFTED OVER RAILINGS 2.20 14. SLV SOLDIERS GUARDING BOMB SITE 2.24 15. SLV SMOKING CARS AND BUILDING 2.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C, UNITED STATES/ NAIROBI, KENYA/ DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA/ UNKNOWN LOCATION
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