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On 31 December 1980, New Year's Eve, a bomb exploded in The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. It partially destroyed the hotel, killing 20 people and wounding another 87. It partially destroyed the hotel, killing 20 people and wounding another 87.
The Norfolk hotel in Nairobi, owned by a prominent member of the local Jewish community, was bombed on 31 December 1980. The bomb killed 20 people of several nationalities, wounded 87 more, and destroyed much of the west wing.
The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, owned by a prominent member of the local Jewish community, was bombed on 31 December 1980. The bomb flattened the hotel, killing 20 people, of several nationalities, and injuring 87 more. It was believed to be an act of revenge by pro-Palestinian militants for Kenya's supporting role in Operation Entebbe. [110 ...
The hotel advertised itself as being the only stone built and tiled roofed hotel in East Africa, sporting 40 rooms, a billiard room, and French chef. [1] [2]: 7 The hotel was the basecamp of early African explorers who ventured to Masai Mara, Kenya's Coast, and the Great Rift Valley. [3] The hotel also served as a centre for famous hunters.
Bombing: 20: 85: Nairobi, Kenya: At least 15 people were killed and 85 injured in a bombing at the Jewish-owned Norfolk Hotel. The bomber was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. PFLP: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The novel takes place in 2007, when Kenya's troubled presidential election resulted in ethnic violence between Kikuyus and Luos.Although the bombing of the hotel in the novel is fictitious, it is based on real acts of violence committed by ethnic gangs, such as the slaughtering of large groups of people with machetes and the burnings of Christian churches.
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Nevada State Fire Marshal Thomas J. Huddleston examining the bomb. The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel ("Harveys" since 1986) in Stateline, Nevada, United States. [2]