Five More USS Cole Suspects Arrested

S A N ' A, Yemen, April 16 -- Five suspects with ties to Islamic terrorist cells have been arrested in an investigation into the bombing of the USS Cole, security officials said Sunday.

The arrests took place on Saturday and Sunday, after two suspects arrested last month in connection with the attack on the Cole told security officials about terrorist cells operating inYemen, the officials told The Associated Press. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

In the past three weeks, 20 people have been arrested in the southern port city of Aden. The Cole was at Aden’s port on Oct. 12when a bombing attack killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 39 others.

Cells of Islamic Jihad

Eight other men arrested late last year are awaiting trial inYemen for their suspected role in the attack on the U.S. destroyer.

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The officials said the terrorist cells, each comprising two orthree members, are directed by leaders of Yemen’s Islamic Jihad,who are based in several countries outside Yemen, includingAfghanistan.

The cells provide forged Yemeni passports and secureaccommodations for non-Yemeni Arabs with ties to Yemen’s IslamicJihad. The cells also collect information on the Yemeni securityapparatus, the officials said.