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Houthi missiles strike two ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says

Yemenis transport the coffin of a casualty of recent strikes by US and British forces in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa on June 3, 2024. © Mohammed Huwais, AFP

Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the latest assaults on shipping in the region.

One anti-ship ballistic cruise missile hit the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Norderney forward station late Saturday, starting a fire that those on board put out, the US military's Central Command said. It added that a second anti-ship cruise missile also hit the Norderney. 

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