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Events on Thursday 12 October 2000 1
2000Bombing of the USS ColeAn al-Qaeda suicide attack on a United States warship in YemenOn 12 October 2000 two suicide bombers in a small boat detonated explosives against the hull of the destroyer USS Cole as it refuelled at Aden, Yemen. The blast tore a hole in the ship and killed 17 American sailors. Al-Qaeda was responsible, and the attack is seen as a precursor to the 11 September 2001 attacks.