US: Houthi missile hits UK-owned carrier causing minor injury, damage

Two Houthi missiles hit a British-owned cargo carrier in the Red Sea on Thursday.

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Washington: Two Houthi missiles hit a British-owned cargo carrier in the Red Sea on Thursday, causing damage and one minor injury, the US military said.

Earlier in the day, the US shot down six Houthi drones in the Red Sea after they were identified as an imminent threat to US and allied warships, the US Central Command said in a social media post.