Families of the 17 sailors killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole can pursue a lawsuit against the government of Sudan, a federal judge has decided.
In Norfolk, Virginia, district judge Robert Doumar said there was enough evidence the Sudanese government co-operated with al Qaida and its leader, Osama bin Laden, to allow the lawsuit to go forward.
"I find that there are facts sufficient to say: They're sort of partners and therefore I would allow the suit to go forward," Doumar said during a hearing on Sudan's request to dismiss the suit. |