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2 US Pilots Shot Down Over Red Sea In 'Friendly Fire' Incident: Military

A handout file picture from the US Navy showing the USS Harry S Truman with F/A-18 and F-16 jets flying overhead (Credit: AFP)

Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the US military said.

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said later on Sunday they had "targeted" the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman a day earlier in an operation that led to "shooting down an F-18 aircraft" and thwarting "American-British aggression" against Yemen.

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