US Confirms Death of Al-Qaida Militant Involved in USS Cole Attack
The man targeted, Jamal al-Badawi, was wanted for his role in the attack on 12 October 2000.
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A US military spokesperson confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
The man targeted, Jamal al-Badawi, was wanted for his role in the attack on 12 October 2000.
The spokesperson for US Central Command, Navy Captain William Urban, says the military has confirmed through "a deliberate assessment process" that al-Badawi was killed on 1 January in the strike east of Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.
President Donald Trump has tweeted about it.
The Cole was attacked by suicide bombers in an explosives-laden boat while refuelling at the Yemeni port of Aden.
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