Yemen has detained six men who are alleged to be key accomplices in the bombing. One of the bombing suspects is said to have been involved in the Nairobi embassy blast. Sailors guarding the USS Cole when it was bombed did not have ammunition in their weapons and were instructed not to shoot unless fired upon. Yemeni authorities are still loooking for four suspects. But Egyptian sources say the boat was locally made and powered by a tractor engine.
Yemeni sources cite three failed plots.
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