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Houthi Red Sea Cargo Ship Attack Kills Pakistani, Indonesian Crew

Houthi Red Sea Cargo Ship Attack Kills Pakistani, Indonesian Crew
Houthi Attack On Small Cargo Ship In Red Sea Kills Two Pakistanis, One Indonesian Crew Member: Report · timesnownews.com

A group of fighters from Yemen, called the Houthis, attacked a small cargo ship on the ocean.

The attack happened in a narrow waterway called the Bab el-Mandeb strait, near the Red Sea.

The ship was traveling from Salalah, a city in Oman, and had also stopped in Djibouti.

During the attack, three people who worked on the ship died.

Two of them were from Pakistan, and one was from Indonesia.

Afterward, the crew could no longer control the ship.

The Yemeni coast guard then came to help them.

The Houthis are supported by the country of Iran.

Government officials and coast guard sources in Yemen shared the news about this sad event.

Key facts

Event
Armed attack on a small cargo ship
Location
Bab el-Mandeb strait, Red Sea
Fatalities
3 crew members (two Pakistani, one Indonesian)
Ship route
Salalah, Oman via Djibouti
Perpetrators
Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen
Sources
Two Yemeni coast guard sources, two military officials
Aftermath
Crew lost control of ship; Yemeni coast guard approached the vessel

Sources

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