Osama bin Laden12 October 2000
Two suicide attackers ram a boat carrying explosives into the USS Cole in Aden port killing 17 American sailors
Saudi Arabia · Politics / Al-Qaeda. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Two suicide attackers ram a boat carrying explosives into the USS Cole in Aden port killing 17 American sailors
Six suspected Al-Qaeda militants are charged in connection with the attack by a Yemeni court
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