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U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen speaks about the suspected suicide bombing of a U.S. warship in Yemen that killed at least five sailors, during a press conference at the Pentagon October 12, 2000. Navy officials in Bahrain, where the Fifth Fleet is based, said a small boat rammed into the USS Cole, one of the world's most advanced guided missile destroyers, killing five and injuring 36 others.

BM/SV - RTR9FPK — U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen speaks at a press conference at the Pentagon about the suspected suicide bombing of a U.S. warship in Yemen that killed at least five sailors, Arlington, Oct. 12, 2000. — REUTERS

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