Trial of accused USS Cole attack mastermind opens at Guantanamo

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Jury selection has begun at Guantanamo in the long-delayed trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is accused of masterminding the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors. Nashiri was captured in Dubai, held in a secret CIA prison, and transferred to the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay.

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