US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon

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US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon
Published time: 10 Oct, 2016 03:42Edited time: 10 Oct, 2016 10:20
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason departs Naval Station Norfolk © Eric S. Garst / AFP
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Two missiles fired from the Yemeni shore targeted a US Navy guided missile destroyer, a Pentagon spokesman has said. The rockets, which failed to hit the ship, allegedly came from territory controlled by Houthi rebels.
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“USS Mason detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period while in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship,” Reuters quoted Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis as saying.
Duff told Reuters that there were “no injuries to our sailors and no damage to the ship.” He reportedly said the failed attack originated in an area controlled by Houthi rebels, who are being targeted in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition. The Saudis have been supporting the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who was ousted in a Houthi rebellion in November 2014.