SANAA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Wednesday that they had attacked a U.S. warship and another cargo vessel in the Red Sea, said a statement by Houthi military spokesman.
The group said it carried out a military operation targeting the U.S. destroyer Mason in the Red Sea "with a number of naval missiles, and the hit was accurate," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said.
He added that his group also carried out another joint missile and drone attack, targeting a U.S. cargo vessel DESTINY in the Red Sea, and "the hit was accurate," he said in the statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. ■