Breaking: US Military Downs Two Ballistic Missiles, Opens Fire on Hostile Boats

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The U.S. military said Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.

Hours later, four boats tried to attack the same ship, but U.S. forces opened fire, killing several of the armed crews, the U.S. Central Command said.

No one was injured on the ship.

The Singapore-flagged Maersk Hanzghou reported it had already been hit by a missile Saturday night while crossing the Southern Red Sea and requested assistance, CENTCOM said in a statement.

The American Navy’s USS Gravely and USS Laboon responded to the call for help, and the Denmark-owned vessel was reportedly seaworthy and no injuries were noted, the statement added.

“This is the 23rd illegal attack by the Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19,” the CENTCOM statement said.

In another statement, CENTCOM said the same ship issued an additional distress call about a second attack “by four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats.”

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