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Six suspected al-Qaeda militants have been charged by a court in Yemen in connection with the 2000 bomb attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
Five of the men appeared in court in the capital Sanaa. Suspected mastermind Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, believed to be in US custody, was charged in absentia.
The hearing, at which the suspects refused to plead, was held amid tight security and attended by US officials.
It is the first hearing towards a trial over the attack on the US ship.
Judge Najib al-Qari read out the charges, which include belonging to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network; forming an armed gang to carry out criminal acts; resisting authorities and forging documents.
The accused reportedly asked for lawyers.
A new hearing has been scheduled for next week
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Five of the men appeared in court in the capital Sanaa. Suspected mastermind Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, believed to be in US custody, was charged in absentia.
The hearing, at which the suspects refused to plead, was held amid tight security and attended by US officials.
It is the first hearing towards a trial over the attack on the US ship.
Judge Najib al-Qari read out the charges, which include belonging to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network; forming an armed gang to carry out criminal acts; resisting authorities and forging documents.
The accused reportedly asked for lawyers.
A new hearing has been scheduled for next week
BBC Read More
