{"id":14131,"date":"2023-12-04T09:42:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/us-warship-shoots-down-three-houthi-drones-targeting-commercial-vessels-in-red-sea-centcom\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:42:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:12:38","slug":"us-warship-shoots-down-three-houthi-drones-targeting-commercial-vessels-in-red-sea-centcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/us-warship-shoots-down-three-houthi-drones-targeting-commercial-vessels-in-red-sea-centcom\/","title":{"rendered":"US warship shoots down three Houthi drones targeting commercial vessels in Red Sea: CENTCOM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea on Sunday, prompting a U.S. warship to shoot down multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) headed toward them.<\/p>\n
The development could signify a serious escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Middle East linked to the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n
“Today, there were four attacks against three separate commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea,” a statement by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) explained. “These three vessels are connected to 14 separate nations.”<\/p>\n
The USS Carney was in the southern Red Sea, just north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, when it shot down three Houthi drones heading in its direction, a U.S. official told Fox News, adding that the action was taken in self-defense. The drones were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the official claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PENTAGON CONFIRMS 74TH ATTACK ON US TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST SINCE OCT. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n