Yemen Rebels Strike Ships in Red Sea: Two Attacks Threaten Key Trade Route
Two attacks were launched from rebel-held Yemen that struck container ships in the vital Red Sea corridor. A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen slammed into a cargo ship in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Earlier, another vessel was attacked in the same area. The attacks were attributed to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and endanger ships traveling through the crucial corridor for cargo and energy shipments between Europe and Asia via the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean.
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00:02 Two attacks were launched from rebel-held Yemen that struck container ships in the vital Red Sea
00:07 corridor. A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen slammed into a cargo ship in the
00:12 Red Sea near the strategic Bab al-Bandab Strait. Earlier, another vessel was attacked in the same
00:18 area. The attacks were attributed to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and endangered ships
00:24 traveling through the crucial corridor for cargo and energy shipments between Europe and Asia
00:29 via the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean. For all things money visit Benzinga.com