Current location:sport >>
Yemen's Houthis claim launching missile attacks at U.S. commercial vessels, navy warships
sport868People have gathered around
Introduction(Xinhua) 13:18, January 25, 2024SANAA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said it hit an Ameri ...
SANAA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said it hit an American warship on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab strait, according to a video statement from the group's spokesman.
"In support of Palestinian people and in response to American-British aggression against our country, we engaged today in a clash with several American navy destroyers and warships in the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab Strait while they were protecting two American commercial cargo vessels," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in the statement.
The Houthi missiles made a "direct hit" on an American warship and forced the two American commercial vessels to "retreat from entering the Red Sea," Sarea added.
The U.S. Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter, that the Houthis attacked a U.S.-flagged commercial ship with anti-ship missiles around 2 p.m. Sanaa time (1100 GMT).
It said the USS Gravely, a guided-missile destroyer, shot down two of the missiles and the third landed in the sea. It said there were no injuries or damage to the ship, which it identified as the M/V Maersk Detroit.
Tensions have been rising in the Red Sea, where the Houthis say their attacks on commercial vessels are in solidarity with the Palestinians, while the U.S. and Britain have been launching airstrikes on Houthi targets to deter them from disrupting maritime traffic.
The Houthis escalated their attacks on U.S. warships last week, saying they would strike any U.S. or British vessel in the area in retaliation for the airstrikes on their positions in Yemen.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“World Whirl news portal”。http://botswana.shellye-mcdaniel.com/news-19d499933.html
Related articles
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
sportThe field for the NCAA baseball tournament will take shape this week with conference tournaments det ...
【sport】
Read moreGeorge W. Bush's portraits of veterans are heading to Disney World
sportLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World will host dozens of portraits of service members and ...
【sport】
Read moreFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga star Anya Taylor
sportAmerican actress Anya Taylor-Joy is currently staying in Sydney to promote her upcoming movie Furios ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
- Panthers head back to work, resting and waiting for Bruins
- Russell Wilson and Ciara find a buyer for $25m, 11,000sq ft mansion near Seattle
- At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
- Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
- These are all the shows and movies coming to Netflix in May
Latest articles
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
Adames homers twice with 4 RBIs, Brewers beat Rays 7
JANE GREEN: The shameful truth about Barbra Streisand's acid
Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
I lost 10lbs
LINKS
- China's Shanxi culture, tourism promotion event held in Morocco
- Inner Mongolia one win away from WCBA title
- Urban festival brings Olympic athletes closer to audience
- Malta marks World Tai Chi Day to embrace Chinese culture
- The symbolism behind Meizhou's Mazu chignon headdress
- Inner Mongolia one win away from WCBA title
- China willing to deepen strategic mutual trust with Indonesia: Wang Yi
- China's top liquor brand reports 15.59 pct profit surge in Q1
- Auto industry insiders highlight interdependence between China, Europe
- Malta marks World Tai Chi Day to embrace Chinese culture