Two missiles fired at US navy destroyer from rebel-held Yemen

Source: The Guardian/AP

Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen landed near a US destroyer passing by in the Red Sea, the US navy said, the second such launch targeting ships in the crucial international waterway in recent days.

The launches on Sunday came as a ballistic missile fired from Yemen apparently targeted a Saudi air base near Mecca, the deepest strike yet into the kingdom by Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels and their allies.

The rebels offered no reason for the launches, though they came after a Saudi-led airstrike targeting a funeral in Yemen’s capital killed more than 140 people and wounded 525 on Saturday.

In a statement on Monday, the navy said no American sailors were injured and no damage was done to the USS Mason. Lt Ian McConnaughey, a spokesman for US naval forces central command, said it was unclear if the USS Mason was specifically targeted, though the missiles were fired in its direction for an hour, starting at about 7pm.



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