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USS Cole

Anniversary of Terror Bombing of USS Cole, Killing 17 U.S. Sailors and Injuring 40

(source: FBI.gov) On October 12, 2000, two suicide pilots of a small bomb-laden boat pulled alongside of the USS Cole at midship, offered friendly gestures to several crew members, and detonated their explosives. The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop at the port of Aden, Yemen, when the attack occurred. The blast… Read more
USS Cole

Anniversary of Terror Bombing of USS Cole, Killing 17 U.S. Sailors and Injuring 40

(source: FBI.gov) On October 12, 2000, two suicide pilots of a small bomb-laden boat pulled alongside of the USS Cole at midship, offered friendly gestures to several crew members, and detonated their explosives. The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop at the port of Aden, Yemen, when the attack occurred. The blast… Read more
USS Cole

Anniversary of Terror Bombing of USS Cole, Killing 17 U.S. Sailors and Injuring 40

(source: FBI.gov) On October 12, 2000, two suicide pilots of a small bomb-laden boat pulled alongside of the USS Cole at midship, offered friendly gestures to several crew members, and detonated their explosives. The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop at the port of Aden, Yemen, when the attack occurred. The blast… Read more