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  2. USS Cole bombing - Wikipedia

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    The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor.

  3. USS Cole (DDG-67) - Wikipedia

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    USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer home-ported in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole , a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, during World War II .

  4. Abdul Rahim al-Nashiri - Wikipedia

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    Bin Laden personally approved of the plan, and provided money for it. First, al-Nashiri allegedly attempted to attack USS The Sullivans as a part of the 2000 millennium attack plots, but the boat he used was overloaded with explosives and began to sink. [21] The next attempt was the USS Cole bombing, which was successful. Seventeen U.S. sailors ...

  5. US confirms death of militant involved in USS Cole bombing

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    A U.S. airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors, a military spokesman said.

  6. USS Cole - Wikipedia

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    USS Cole is the name of two ships of the United States Navy; USS Cole (DD-155) , a Wickes -class destroyer , launched in 1919. USS Cole (DDG-67) an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer , launched in 1995.

  7. Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks - Wikipedia

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    Al-Qaeda planned to attack USS The Sullivans on January 3, 2000, but the effort failed due to too much weight being put on the small boat meant to bomb the ship. Despite the setback with USS The Sullivans, al-Qaeda succeeded in bombing a U.S. Navy warship in October 2000 with the USS Cole bombing, killing 17 sailors.

  8. Walid bin Attash - Wikipedia

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    The memo also alleged that Attash used a Yemeni merchant's registration card that had been forged by "a suspect of the USS Cole bombing". An unnamed participant in the Cole bombing also confessed to being given a letter written by Attash which asked for his assistance with the bombing, and was the only reason he aided the bombers.

  9. USS Cole (DD-155) - Wikipedia

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    USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-116.It was named for Edward B. Cole, a United States Marine Corps officer who died as a result of the wounds he received at the Battle of Belleau Wood.