Trial in Bombing of U.S.S. Cole Is Postponed Until June 2026
The trial had been set to begin on Oct. 6, days before the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed 17 U.S. sailors on the destroyer Cole.
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The trial had been set to begin on Oct. 6, days before the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed 17 U.S. sailors on the destroyer Cole.
The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
The Saudi prisoner agreed to the settlement to avoid a death-penalty trial, his lawyer said, but it has yet to reach the defense secretary.
Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.