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24.06.2024

Houthis say they hit a British destroyer and two commercial vessels

Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they had launched a ballistic missile attack on the British Navy destroyer HMS Diamond in the Red Sea, Western media reported, citing their statement.

 

The rebels said the strike was “precise” but did not say whether the ship was damaged. In addition, the Houthis said they attacked two commercial vessels - the container ship Tavvishi, which was in the Arabian Sea, as well as the Norderney, which was carrying various types of cargo, under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. Earlier on Sunday, The National reported that fires broke out on two ships sailing past Yemen after they came under fire at sea.   

Source: https://www.interfax.ru/world/965877