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=== Palestinian bombing of Kenya's Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi === [[Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel|The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi]], owned by a prominent member of [[History of the Jews in Kenya|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kiruga |first1=Morris |date=15 September 2013 |title=20 killed in bomb attack on Norfolk |work=Daily Nation |url=http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/-/1950774/1993444/-/format/xhtml/-/91mmanz/-/index.html |url-status=dead |access-date=23 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155149/http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/-/1950774/1993444/-/format/xhtml/-/91mmanz/-/index.html |archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 September 2013 |title=Nairobi assault: Kenyan terrorist attacks since 1980 |work=Telegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/10325230/Nairobi-assault-Kenyan-terrorist-attacks-since-1980.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/10325230/Nairobi-assault-Kenyan-terrorist-attacks-since-1980.html |archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wahome |first=Patrick Mutahi |title=War on terror or war on human rights? Implications of the "war on terror" for human rights in Kenya. |url=http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/1741/final%20report.pdf?sequence=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073609/http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/1741/final%20report.pdf?sequence=1 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref>
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