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World Service,24 Jun 2016,9 mins

The Khobar Towers Bombing - Saudi Arabia

Witness History

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On June 25th 1996 a huge truck bomb was planted at a US housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of people were injured and 19 US servicemen were killed. Witness speaks to two survivors of the attack, who's lives were forever changed as a result of what happened at Khobar Towers. (The aftermath of the Khobar Towers bombing June 1996: Credit; Getty Images.)

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