2 Sentenced to Die for Uss Cole Attack ; Bombing Killed 17 U.S. Sailors; Four Defendants Jailed

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SAN'A, Yemen - A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad Wednesday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the al-Qaida terror attack that killed 17 American sailors.

The judge ordered four other Yemenis jailed for five to 10 years.

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2 Sentenced to Die for Uss Cole Attack ; Bombing Killed 17 U.S. Sailors; Four Defendants Jailed

With army snipers on nearby rooftops and armored vehicles and soldiers surrounding the courthouse, Judge Najib al-Qaderi handed down guilty verdicts in an often-delayed ...

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