FBI to return back to Yemen over cool investigations
Yemen-USA, Local, 8/23/2001

The US said on Wednesday that it has been closely working with Yemen to permit the return back of a team of the Federal Investigation Bureau ( FBI) to come back to Yemen in order to resume investigations in the exploded the US warship USS Cole.

News reports quoted the spokesman for the US state department Philip Recker as saying that the two countries are still committing to completing the investigations over the warship, until a successful end is attained.

The spokesman added that the two countries are working at the meantime over necessary equipment relating to administrative and security needs to return back the investigation team to Yemen. But he gave no mention to timing when the FBI team will come back to Yemen.

Earlier this month ( August) six investigators from the FBI visited Yemen to continue investigation, in collaboration with the Yemeni authorities. But Recker did not mention details concerning the results or any progress attained in the investigations.

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