Jury Selection Starts for USS Cole Bombing Trial at Guantanamo Bay

A major legal case has begun at the Guantanamo Bay prison involving the deadly 2000 attack on a U.S. Navy ship.

A significant legal process is underway at Guantanamo Bay. Officials have started picking a jury for the trial of a man accused of planning the attack on the USS Cole. Back in October 2000, a small boat filled with explosives blew up next to the USS Cole, an American Navy ship, while it was refueling in Yemen. Seventeen sailors were killed in that attack. It was a major event that shocked the world. Now, years later, the person accused of masterminding that attack is facing trial. This is the first time a death-penalty case like this has reached the jury selection stage at the military pri…