10 Suspects in Bombing of U.S. Ship Cole Escape
Ten key suspects in the bombing of the U.S. destroyer Cole escaped from a prison in Aden, Yemen, dealing a major blow to the investigation into the attack, blamed on Al Qaeda.
Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed in the Oct. 12, 2000, bombing. A massive manhunt was underway for the suspects. An Interior Ministry official said the fugitives escaped through a hole in a bathroom wall. Earlier, officials close to the investigation said the men smashed a window inside the building and fled.
The different accounts could not immediately be reconciled.
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