blast. the target, the u.s. embassy in dar salaes salaam, tanzania. >> simultaneous attacks become the hallmark of al qaeda demonstrating its power. >> the death toll stands at 210. 5,000 people were injured. >> this attack is very sophisticated. it is very coordinated. this is an enemy that we were not prepared for. >> overseas tonight, secretary of state madeleine albright spent the day in east africa. >> i went to kenya. i also went to tanzania to see what had happened. basically, still trying to collect the facts. we began to be able to trace that to osama bin laden. >> we will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for. >> bin laden's group is suddenly a real player. and the clinton administration decides to do something about him. >> american military forces struck a series of targets overseas in sudan and afghanistan.