Aden, Yemen, Oct. 13, 2000 [The New York Times] — An American Navy destroyer [U.S.S. Cole] refueling in Yemen was rocked by an enormous explosion on Thursday, and President Clinton said it appeared to be a terrorist attack. At least 6 American sailors died and 11 others were missing and presumed dead, officials said. Nearly three dozen others were injured, some of them severely.
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