U S official disputes Saudi security claim
A State Department official challenged Saudi assertions that only limited security upgrades were sought before the Riyadh attack. The official said the U S pressed for broader protection at all Western facilities in Saudi Arabia weeks before the incident, a stance echoed by other U S officials amid tensions with Riyadh.
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Al Qaida suspects charged in Cole attack
Two Yemeni men Fahd al Quso and Jamal Ahmed Mohammed Ali al Badawi were indicted in New York on charges of helping plan the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors. The case, tied to al Qaida, may carry the death penalty if convicted. Al Quso described as planning to videotape the blast from Aden to spur further attacks. Al Badawi implicated in an earlier failed plot against another Navy ship.
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