Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for...
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for between five and 10 years for their roles in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Aden harbour in 2000
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Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for between five and 10 years for their roles in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Aden harbour in 2000.
Jamal al-Badawi, 35, a Yemeni, and Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri were sentenced to death for plotting, preparing and being involved in the bombing which killed 17 American service personnel.
Two Yemeni suicide bombers died when their explosives-laden rubber dinghy rammed the guided missile destroyer while it was refueling in the port. Al-Badawi, who was in the heavily guarded court in Aden to hear his sentence along with four other Yemenis was to appeal against the sentence.
"This verdict is an American one and unjust," al-Badawi yelled from behind bars in the court. Al-Nashiri, believed to have been the mastermind, was not in court. He was being held in US custody at an undisclosed location after being arrested in the United Arab Emirates in 2002 and handed over to US authorities.
Al-Nashiri, suspected of helping to direct the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, was believed to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Fahd al-Qasa was sentenced to 10 years in jail for planning to film the bombing.
The court heard that he overslept and missed it. Maamoun Msouh was jailed for eight years for delivering money used in preparing and executing the attack. Ali Mohamed Saleh and Murad al-Sirouri were jailed for five years for forging documents. All were charged with belonging to al-Qa'eda.
Jamal al-Badawi, 35, a Yemeni, and Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri were sentenced to death for plotting, preparing and being involved in the bombing which killed 17 American service personnel.
Two Yemeni suicide bombers died when their explosives-laden rubber dinghy rammed the guided missile destroyer while it was refueling in the port. Al-Badawi, who was in the heavily guarded court in Aden to hear his sentence along with four other Yemenis was to appeal against the sentence.
"This verdict is an American one and unjust," al-Badawi yelled from behind bars in the court. Al-Nashiri, believed to have been the mastermind, was not in court. He was being held in US custody at an undisclosed location after being arrested in the United Arab Emirates in 2002 and handed over to US authorities.
Al-Nashiri, suspected of helping to direct the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, was believed to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Fahd al-Qasa was sentenced to 10 years in jail for planning to film the bombing.
The court heard that he overslept and missed it. Maamoun Msouh was jailed for eight years for delivering money used in preparing and executing the attack. Ali Mohamed Saleh and Murad al-Sirouri were jailed for five years for forging documents. All were charged with belonging to al-Qa'eda.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: www.telegraph.co.uk, 30/09/2004)
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