Explosion Tears Hole in U.S. Destroyer Cole, Killing Seventeen
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Ships, Naval History, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Yemen
- Date: October 12, 2000
Article abstract: Terrorists on a suicide mission aboard a small boat approached the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole, setting off an explosion that created a large hole in the hull of the ship.
The Explosion
On October 12, 2000, while the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole was refueling in the port of Aden in Yemen, it was attacked by two men who pulled alongside the ship in a small boat and caused an explosion that blew a large hole in the hull of the ship, killing seventeen people. Although Yemen was officially a friend of the United States and had been trying...
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