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| Terror suspects escape from Yemeni prison |
| 2003-04-11 |
| 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 |
| #4 Now there's no need for trials. They'll be shot in the street, or hopefully by predator drones in the desert. Now THAT's good P.R. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-11 09:08:43 |
| #3 Thanks for giving us an excuse to go back and root those Shabwah al-Q bastards out. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-04-11 08:23:34 |
| #2 Well, I'm shocked er, not really |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-11 07:44:34 |
| #1 Well, fairly typical of third world countries. Money talks and evil walks. This will, however, provide the Yemeni authorities with reason to do some further housecleaning, and it wouldn't surprise me to see them find most of these guys, and a bunch more, as they scour the city. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-04-11 07:35:39 |