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U.S. top court to hear Sudan appeal on damages in 2000 USS Cole bombing
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JUNE 25, 2018 / 10:03 AM / UPDATED 22 MINUTES AGO
U.S. top court to hear Sudan appeal on damages in 2000 USS Cole bombing
Andrew Chung
1 MIN READ
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Sudan’s appeal of $314.7 million in damages awarded in a lawsuit seeking compensation for American sailors injured in 2000 in the deadly al Qaeda bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole in a Yemeni port.
The damages were levied by default because Sudan did not appear before a lower court to defend itself against allegations that it provided support to the Islamist militants. Sudan contends that it had not been properly notified of the lawsuit, in violation of U.S. and international law.
Reporting by Andrew Chung; editing by Grant McCool
U.S. top court to hear Sudan appeal on damages in 2000 USS Cole bombing
Andrew Chung
1 MIN READ
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Sudan’s appeal of $314.7 million in damages awarded in a lawsuit seeking compensation for American sailors injured in 2000 in the deadly al Qaeda bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole in a Yemeni port.
The damages were levied by default because Sudan did not appear before a lower court to defend itself against allegations that it provided support to the Islamist militants. Sudan contends that it had not been properly notified of the lawsuit, in violation of U.S. and international law.
Reporting by Andrew Chung; editing by Grant McCool
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sudan/u-s-top-court-to-hear-sudan-appeal-on-damages-in-2000-uss-cole-bombing-idUSKBN1JL1PJ
