For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 21, 2001
Statement by the President
On June 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb
exploded outside the Khobar Towers apartment complex in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring 372 other Americans
and Saudis. For the last five years, the Department of
Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted an
intensive investigation of this deplorable act of terrorism.
Today, the Department of Justice announced
criminal indictments of 14 people, 13 Saudis and one Lebanese, for
conspiring and carrying out the bombing of Khobar
Towers. The Department's investigation into this matter will
continue, and additional charges are possible.
I applaud the work of the Department of
Justice and the FBI who have spent countless hours pursuing this
case. And I want to thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for
their assistance in this investigation. Finally, and most
important, to the families of those who were killed and to those who
were injured, I want to extend my personal sympathy and to assure you
that your Government will not forget your loss and will continue
working, based on the evidence, to make sure that justice is done.
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