Al Qaeda Leader Wanted For USS Cole Bombing Killed In Drone Strike

Wanted: Al-Quso was on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship

Senior Al Qaeda Leader Wanted For USS Cole Bombing Killed In Airstrike In Remote Yemeni Region -- Daily Mail

* Fahd al-Quso killed by CIA drone attack in south of country
* He was on FBI's most wanted list with $5m bounty after bombing of USS Cole in 2000, which killed 17 American sailors
* Al Qaeda militants kill 20 Yemeni soldiers at dawn, the day after his death
* Yemeni government forces kill 16 militants in retaliation at attack
* Al-Quso met failed underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before failed 2009 Christmas airliner attack

An airstrike yesterday killed a top Al Qaeda leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials have confirmed.

The CIA drone attack killed Fahd al-Quso as he stepped out of his vehicle, along with another Al Qaeda operative in the southern Shabwa province.

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Update: USS Cole Bomber Killed In US Drone Strike In Yemen -- Long War Journal

My Comment: Good riddance I say.