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To: KLP who wrote (2261)	10/12/2000 3:40:50 PM
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U.S. Says Five Killed in Warship Attack Oct 12 3:33pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary William Cohen said on Thursday at least five sailors died in the attack on a U.S. warship in Yemen, which he said appeared to be an ``act of terrorists'' but that the cause was still not known. ``If, as it appears, it was the act of terrorists then we will do everything in our power to track them down and hold them accountable,'' Cohen told reporters. Cohen said according to an eye witness account, an explosion occurred on Thursday when a small boat that was participating in the mooring in the Yemeni port of Aden approached the USS Cole. ``I want to repeat that we do not know the cause (of the attack),'' Cohen said. He said the death toll was five and that 12 sailors were still missing and 36 injured, adding that these numbers were likely to change as the situation became clearer. ``This is a sad day for America, for the Navy and for the families of the lost and wounded sailors,'' Cohen said. Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Vern Clark showed pictures of the damaged vessel, which has a huge gash in its left side. ``What I know about the ship and the events that have been described to me, I have no reason to think that this was anything but a senseless act of terrorism,'' said Clark.