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Terror suspects escape from Yemeni prison
Ten suspects in the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole have escaped from prison in Yemen. The 10 fugitives, including chief suspect Jamal al-Badawi, were jailed in the port city of Aden shortly after the destroyer was bombed, killing 17 American sailors. Officials would not say how the men escaped, but they said security forces were out in force in the city's streets in a major search operation. Photographs of the men were sent to police and intelligence agents and the houses of the escaped men's relatives were being searched. Al-Badawi allegedly helped buy the dinghy used by the two suicide bombers, who rammed the destroyer as it was refuelling in Aden. Officials said the men might have left Aden and headed to al-Qaida strongholds in the northern province of Shabwah. Yemen committed itself to joining the war on terrorism following the September 11 attacks in America and has allowed US forces to enter the country and train its military.Posted by: Bulldog 2003-04-11 |
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