Fazul Abdullah Muhammad: 1998 Embassy Bomber Killed in Somalia

Fazul Abdullah Muhammad: al-Qaeda East Africa Chief Killed in Mogadishu

According to the Somali National Security Agency, Fazul Abdullah Muhammad, al-Qaeda's East Africa Chief, has been killed. Fazul Abdullah Muhammad was accused of masterminding the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania which killed 224 people.

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US officials say that they believe Fazul Abdullah Muhammad is indeed dead, shot along with a Kenyan militant named Mohammed Dere, by TFG (Transitional Federal Government) forces when they refused to stop at a roadblock along the Afgooye corridor, which leads into Mogadishu.

Fazul Abdullah Muhammad and Mohammed Dere were driving a pickup truck carrying medical supplies, electronics, and a large amount of cash.