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One person is seriously wounded after new Houthi attack on cargo ship

While the crew fought the fire, the injured sailor was evacuated by an aircraft from a US warship, according to the U.S. Central Command.
Yemenis march on June 10 to express their support for pro-Palestinian protests around the world in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the militant Hamas movement as the Houthis fire on international cargo ships. | Photo: Mohammed Huwais
Yemenis march on June 10 to express their support for pro-Palestinian protests around the world in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the militant Hamas movement as the Houthis fire on international cargo ships. | Photo: Mohammed Huwais
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebel group hit the Palau-flagged cargo ship Verbena in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, sparking a fire and seriously injuring one crew member, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom).

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