Resolution 1189 (1998) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3915th meeting, on 13 August 1998

Security Council resolution 1189 (1998) [concerning the terrorist bomb attacks of 7 Aug. 1998 in Kenya and Tanzania]
[Terrorist bomb attacks in Kenya and Tanzania, 7 Aug. 1998]

Strongly condemns the terrorist bomb attacks in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 7 Aug. 1998 which claimed hundreds of innocent lives, injured thousands of people and caused massive destruction to property; calls upon all States and international institutions to cooperate with and provide support and assistance to the ongoing investigations in Kenya, Tanzania and the United States to apprehend the perpetrators of these cowardly criminal acts and to bring them swiftly to justice; expresses its sincere gratitude to all States, international institutions and voluntary organizations for their encouragement and timely response to the requests for assistance from the Governments of Kenya and Tanzania, and urges them to assist the affected countries, especially in the reconstruction of infrastructure and disaster preparedness; calls upon all States to adopt, in accordance with international law and as a matter of priority, effective and practical measures for security cooperation, for the prevention of such acts of terrorism, and for the prosecution and punishment of their perpetrators.

Adopted unanimously, 3915th meeting

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Concerns the terrorist bomb attacks of 7 Aug. 1998 in Kenya and Tanzania.