Death for Uss Cole Bombing
A Yemeni court sentenced two men to death and jailed four others yesterday for their roles in a bombing which killed 17 American sailors and almost sank a £540m guided-missile destroyer. The USS Cole was refuelling in Aden harbour on October 12 2000 when two men sailed an...
A Yemeni court sentenced two men to death and jailed four others yesterday for their roles in a bombing which killed 17 American sailors and almost sank a £540m guided-missile destroyer.
The USS Cole was refuelling in Aden harbour on October 12 2000 when two men sailed an explosives-laden dinghy alongside it and blew themselves up.
One of those sentenced to death, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, is regarded as mastermind of the attack but was tried in his absence because he is held by the US at an undisclosed location.
Jamal al-Badawi, a 35-year-old Yemeni also sentenced to death, was said to have received instructions for the bombing from Nashiri.
Fahd al-Qusaa was sentenced to 10 years. He allegedly bought the inflatable dinghy used in the attack.
Another Yemeni, Maamoun Msouwah, was given eight years for assisting Badawi, forging identification cards and handling funds. Ali Mohamed Saleh and Murad al-Sorouri received five years each for forging identity papers.
The USS Cole was refuelling in Aden harbour on October 12 2000 when two men sailed an explosives-laden dinghy alongside it and blew themselves up.
One of those sentenced to death, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, is regarded as mastermind of the attack but was tried in his absence because he is held by the US at an undisclosed location.
Jamal al-Badawi, a 35-year-old Yemeni also sentenced to death, was said to have received instructions for the bombing from Nashiri.
Fahd al-Qusaa was sentenced to 10 years. He allegedly bought the inflatable dinghy used in the attack.
Another Yemeni, Maamoun Msouwah, was given eight years for assisting Badawi, forging identification cards and handling funds. Ali Mohamed Saleh and Murad al-Sorouri received five years each for forging identity papers.
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