US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden

(AP) - U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen´s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden. No damage or injuries were reported.

U.S. Central Command said late Sunday that the destroyers USS Stockdale and USS O´Kane shot down and destroyed three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three drones and one anti-ship cruise missile. The merchant ships were not identified.