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April 12, 2003
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WAR ON TERROR

Key suspects in USS Cole bombing flee Yemeni prison

Escape deals a major blow to terror investigation

Associated Press

Saturday, April 12, 2003

San'a, Yemen -- Ten key suspects in the bombing of the USS Cole escaped from a Yemeni prison Friday, dealing a major blow to the investigation into the bombing blamed on the al-Qaida terror network.

Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed in the Oct. 12, 2000, attack.

A massive manhunt is under way for the men, including two that U.S. counterterrorism officials say played key roles in the attack -- chief suspect Jamal al-Badawi and Fahd Muhammad Ahmad al-Quso. Al- Badawi allegedly bought the dinghy packed with explosives and rammed by ...

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