UK: BLINDED NAIROBI BOMB BLAST VICTIM ARRIVES FOR TREATMENT

(24 Aug 1998) English/Nat A 15-year-old boy, blinded by the bombing of the U-S embassy in Nairobi, has arrived in Britain for specialist treatment to restore his sight. Stanley Matuma's eyes were hit by flying glass from the blast. He's been flown to London for an examination at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Stanley Matuma's eyes were damaged by flying glass from the blast which destroyed the U-S embassy in Nairobi. But doctors in Britain believe they can save his sight if they operate swiftly. That is why he has been urgently flown to London where he will be attended by specialist surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The 15-year-old boarded a flight to London from Nairobi overnight. His father spoke of his anguish at his bid to save Stanley's sight. SOUNDBITE: (English) All I do is I care for my son, for the boy. Of course, he's unsure as of now whether he'll see or not. He's so young at 15 years old, you know, with all the future in front of him and he's so worried about his eyes. So he keeps asking me, will I see again? And of course I cannot tell him because I am not an expert. I'm not an expert, that's why I'm taking him overseas. SUPER CAPTION: Alphonse Ntogaiti Muronga, Matuma's father On his arrival in London, he was driven straight to the hospital where he will be treated. A hospital spokesman said Matuma will be examined by consultant Zdenek Gregor, who has close links with the Nairobi hospital where he was being treated. Matuma is the first of several bomb victims who Moorfields hopes to be able to treat in the coming weeks. The embassy bombing killed 247 people and injured more than five-thousand. Ten people died in a nearly simultaneous blast at the U-S Embassy in Dar es Salaam, in neighbouring Tanzania. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...