USS Cole families can pursue lawsuit against Sudan

Families of the 17 sailors killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole can pursue a lawsuit against the government of Sudan, a federal judge has decided.

USS Cole families can pursue lawsuit against Sudan

Families of the 17 sailors killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole can pursue a lawsuit against the government of Sudan, a federal judge has decided.

In Norfolk, Virginia, district judge Robert Doumar today said there was enough evidence the Sudanese government co-operated with al-Qaida and its leader, Osama bin Laden, to allow the lawsuit to go forward.

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