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Monday, 10 August, 1998, 11:55 GMT 12:55 UK

The story in pictures

As Nairobi responded to the devastation caused by the bomb attack on 7 August 1998, correspondents spoke of the grief which gripped the city, but also of a spirit of solidarity which saw people rally round to help the survivors.

The blasts in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam killed 224 people and injured nearly 5,000.

Soldiers digging

Moi at the site

People reading lists

People giving blood

Mourners at service

Woman at the service

Man in hospital

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