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Shell Halts Red Sea Shipments Over Attack Fears: Report

British oil major has halted transit through the Red Sea, a Wall Street Journal report said (Credit: AFP)

British oil giant Shell has paused transit through the key Red Sea shipping route indefinitely, over fears of escalating tensions involving Yemen's Huthi rebels, according to a media report Tuesday.

The worries of escalation grew after United States and United Kingdom strikes on scores of sites in rebel-held Yemen Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported, in retaliation over Huthi attacks in the Red Sea which have disrupted shipping.

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