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U.S. Kills al-Qaeda Figure Accused of Leading 2000 Attack on USS Cole

(Wall Street Journal) Nancy A. Youssef and Rebecca Ballhaus - The U.S. killed Jamal al-Badawi, a Yemeni al-Qaeda operative accused of leading the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, in a strike on Jan. 1 near the Yemeni capital, San'a, a U.S. defense official said. On Oct. 12, 2000, the ship was refueling in the Yemeni port of Aden when a small boat carrying C4 explosives and two suicide bombers rammed the side of the destroyer, creating a huge gash and detonating explosives that killed 17 U.S. sailors and injured 40 others. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.

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