Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on British oil tanker, U.S. drone
STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on British oil tanker, U.S. drone
SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024
DATELINE: April 27, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:59
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea reading a statement in the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV channel in Sanaa, Yemen
STORYLINE:
Yemen's Houthi group said early Saturday that they had launched a missile attack and hit a British oil tanker in the Red Sea and shot down a U.S. drone in northern Yemen.
"Our naval forces (on Friday) targeted a British oil ship, Andromeda Star, in the Red Sea with a number of appropriate naval missiles and hit it directly," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea read a statement in the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV channel.
"On Thursday, our air defense forces succeeded in shooting down an American MQ9 aircraft in the airspace of Saada Governorate (northern Yemen), while it was carrying out hostile missions and it was targeted by a suitable missile," he said.
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