The US navy said on Monday that two missiles fired by Yemeni rocketry force fell short of one of its warships patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country.
The USS Mason “detected two inbound missiles” within an hour of each other from around 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) on Sunday, said US Naval Forces Central Command spokeswoman Paula Dunn.
The destroyer had been “conducting routine operations in international waters” at the time, she said in a statement.
“Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship,” said Dunn, adding that “there were no injuries to our sailors and no damage to the ship”.
“We assess these missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen,” she said, referring to Ansarullah revolutionary group, which is allied with the Yemeni army to confront the Saudi-led aggression.
Source: AFP
