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US military says Houthis in Yemen fired missiles toward two ships in Red Sea


Yemeni demonstrators carry a mock missile during a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel rally in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on April 26, 2024. (Credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

The US military said on Friday that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen causing minor damage to one ship, the UK-owned MV Andromeda Star.

A missile landed in the vicinity of a second vessel, the MV Maisha, but it was not damaged, US Central Command said on the social media site X. 

The US military said on Friday
that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic
missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen causing minor damage to one
ship, the UK-owned MV Andromeda Star.
A missile landed in the vicinity of a second vessel, the MV
Maisha, but it was not damaged, US Central Command said on the
social media site X. !function(d,s,id){var...