On what basis did al-qaeda most likely choose its first american bombing targets?

The targets were in Africa, which is not far from the Middle East is the correct answer.

Al-Qaeda is a militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, along with many other Arab volunteers during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

They were responsible for 9/11 attack, and they most likely chose its first American bombing targets in Africa, which is not far from middle east, the latter being the cradle of al-Qaida.

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nature versus humanity!