Conspirator of USS Cole attack freed from prison
{{date|October 27, 2007}}
[[Image:Jamal Mohammad al-Badawi i1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[w:FBI|FBI]] photo of Jamal al-Badawi.]]
[[w:Jamal al-Bedawi|Jamal al-Bedawi]], one of the planners of the [[w:USS Cole bombing|USS Cole bombing]] in 2000 that killed 17 [[United States|American]] [[w:United States navy|Navy]] personnel and injured 39 others in [[Yemen]], has been freed from a prison in [[w:Sanaá, Yemen|Sanaá]], the capital of Yemen after he "pleaded allegiance" to the president of the country, and will be kept under house arrest with extreme security.

Al-Bedawi, who was serving a death sentence for his role in the attack, escaped from a Yemeni prison in February of 2006 along with another plotter of the attack, [[w:Fawaz al-Rabeiee|Fawaz al-Rabeiee]], who has yet to be captured. Al-Bedawi turned himself in to authorities just over two weeks ago. 21 other militants, 13 of which who were members of [[w:al-Qaeda|al-Qaeda]], also escaped from the prison.

[[United States]] officials have described the move as "disappointing." "This action is inconsistent with a deepening of our bilateral counter-terrorism co-operation. We have communicated our displeasure to Yemeni officials," said a U.S. [[w:National Security Council|National Security Council]] spokesman.

There has been no official information has yet to be released to the press about the decision or the conditions of al-Bedawi's release.

Yemen denied on Sunday media reports that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 had been set free.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Masterminds of USS Cole and Limburg bombings escape from Yemeni prison|date=February 5, 2006}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2825942020071028
|title=USS Cole plotter release denied by Yemen
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|pub= Reuters
|date=October 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7065074.stm
|title=USS Cole plotter freed by Yemen
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=October 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=180985&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17
|title=Yemen frees convict in Cole attack
|author=
|pub=Gulf Times
|date=October 27, 2007}}

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FBI photo of Jamal al-Badawi.
Jamal al-Bedawi, one of the planners of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American Navy personnel and injured 39 others in Yemen, has been freed from a prison in Sanaá, the capital of Yemen after he "pleaded allegiance" to the president of the country, and will be kept under house arrest with extreme security.

Al-Bedawi, who was serving a death sentence for his role in the attack, escaped from a Yemeni prison in February of 2006 along with another plotter of the attack, Fawaz al-Rabeiee, who has yet to be captured. Al-Bedawi turned himself in to authorities just over two weeks ago. 21 other militants, 13 of which who were members of al-Qaeda, also escaped from the prison.

United States officials have described the move as "disappointing." "This action is inconsistent with a deepening of our bilateral counter-terrorism co-operation. We have communicated our displeasure to Yemeni officials," said a U.S. National Security Council spokesman.

There has been no official information has yet to be released to the press about the decision or the conditions of al-Bedawi's release.

Yemen denied on Sunday media reports that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 had been set free.
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