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lives for the protection of both political officials and
the general public. Following the shooting, Chest-
nut and Gibson were laid in state in the rotunda of
the Capitol and were later buried in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery. On August 7, 1998, Congress en-
acted Public Law 105-223, creating a Capitol Police
Memorial Fund in memory of the officers.

Further Reading
Butterfield, Fox. “Capitol Hill Slayings: The Illness;
Treatment Can Be Illusion for Violent Mentally
Ill.”The New York Times, July 28, 1998, p. A1.
“Trial Is Ruled Out in Two Capitol Slayings.”The New
York Times, April 23, 1999, p. A18.
Weil, Martin. “Gunman Shoots His Way into Capitol;
Two Officers Killed, Suspect Captured.”The Wash-
ington Post, July 25, 1998, p. A1.
Tessa Li Powell

See also Clinton, Bill; McVeigh, Timothy; Okla-

homa City bombing; Terrorism; Unabomber cap-

ture; White House attacks.

 U.S. embassy bombings in

Africa

The Event Al-Qaeda orchestrates two bombings

at U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds of

people

Date August 7, 1998

Place Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya

Two car bombs strategically placed at U.S. embassies in

East Africa devastated the area, injuring and killing thou-

sands of Africans. The bombings brought global attention

to the new threat of terrorism aimed at Western govern-

ments, in particular the United States.

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The coffins of officers John Gibson and Jacob Chestnut lie in the rotunda of the Capitol on the morning of July 28, 1998.(AP/Wide
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