Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Al Qaeda
Extensive article covering the organization, ideology, history, activities, and much more of the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden
Site provides information on Bin Laden -- his life story and his terrorist organization. Site also relates the trail of warnings that led to 911. Student can play a video of an early interview with Bin Laden.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: 1998 United States Embassy Bombings
Easy to read Wikipedia article about the bombing of the U.S. embassies in East Africa. These were some of the first bombings linked to al-Qaeda.
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Wikipedia: 1983 United States Embassy Bombing
Learn about what happened during the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut. Sixty-three people were killed in this attack.