The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by Al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor. [1]

The blast ripped a 40-foot-wide hole near the waterline of the Cole, killing 17 U.S. sailors and injuring nearly 40 other crew members. The FBI quickly sent to Yemen more than 100 agents from...

2025年3月12日 · USS Cole attack, suicide attack by Muslim militants associated with the organization al-Qaeda against a U.S. naval destroyer, the USS Cole, on October 12, 2000. The suicide bombers steered a small boat into the side of the Cole, ripping a 1,600-square foot hole in its hull, killing 17 sailors and wounding 39.

2020年5月13日 · Summary On October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole was attacked by a small boat laden with explosives during a brief refueling stop in the harbor of Aden, Yemen. The suicide terrorist...

2013年9月18日 · In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on the United...

2010年10月12日 · Newly declassified documents show the frustrations of top White House counterterrorism officials over the U.S. failure to respond to al-Qaida’s October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole despite...

2020年10月12日 · Navy Capt. Christopher W. Grady (right), former commander of the USS Cole, chats with retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Louge Gunn, whose son, Seaman Cherone L. Gunn, was killed in the Oct. 12,...

2001年9月11日 · On October 12, 2000, two suicide bombers piloted a bomb laden boat to the side of the U.S.S. Cole, which had stopped in Aden, Yemen for refueling. The resulting explosion killed 17 soldiers and both of the bombers, injured 38 people, and blew a …

The tragic bombing of the U.S.S. Cole serves as a stark reminder that the terrorists of the world can strike anywhere, and at any time. Our adversaries, unable to confront or compete with the United States militarily, spend millions of dollars each year on terrorist organizations that target U.S. citizens, property, and interests.

2000年10月12日 · USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class, Aegis guided missile destroyer home ported in Norfolk, Va. Cole, built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., was launched on 10 February 1995 and commissioned on 8 June 1996.