Bombing suspect held in Yemen

Yemeni security forces have arrested a man they say was involved in the 2000 bombing of the US destroyer Cole that killed 17 American sailors.

Bombing suspect held in Yemen

Yemeni security forces have arrested a man they say was involved in the 2000 bombing of the US destroyer Cole that killed 17 American sailors.

An official said the man, identified only by his surname of al-Nagar, played a major role in the attack in Aden harbour carried out by suicide bombers who rammed an explosives-laden boat into the destroyer.

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