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USS Cole attack: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date October 12, 2000
Location Aden • Yemen
Participants al-Qaeda

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USS Cole heading toward the Mediterranean Sea, c. September 2000.
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Key People

Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabian militant and al-Qaeda leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Egyptian militant