Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on U.S. warship, cargo vessel
STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on U.S. warship, cargo vessel
SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024
DATELINE: May 16, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:32
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of a Houthi spokesman making a video statement (Courtesy of Houthi group)
STORYLINE:
Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Wednesday that they had attacked a U.S. warship and another cargo vessel in the Red Sea, said a statement by a Houthi military spokesman.
The group carried out a military operation targeting the U.S. destroyer Mason in the Red Sea "with a number of naval missiles, and the hit was accurate," said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea in a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
He added that his group also carried out another joint missile and drone attack, targeting a U.S. cargo vessel DESTINY in the Red Sea, and "the hit was accurate."
The statement provided no details about the date or casualties of the attacks.
According to the U.S. Central Command on social media platform X, the U.S.-Brit
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