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US Navy: Missile fired at US ship from Houthi-controlled territory

October 10, 2016 at 5:00 am

The guided missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in the Arabian Gulf [US Navy]

The Pentagon has announced that one its ships, the USS Mason, was targeted in a failed missile attack, Sunday. Two projectiles were launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, according to spokesman Captain Jeff Davis.

USS Mason detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period while in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship… There were no injuries to our sailors and no damage to the ship

The US supports a Saudi-led military campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, it also carries out its own drone missile attacks against those it claims are terrorists in the country.