US shoots down missile fired by Houthis toward Red Sea, Pentagon says

representative image showing a US destroyer.

Credit: Reuters File Photo

Washington: Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Yemen toward the Red Sea on Tuesday, the US military's Central Command said, adding that a US destroyer in the area shot it down.

No injuries or damage were reported, the Central Command said.

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