US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says a U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen. It is the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. U.S. Central Command says the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, downed the Iranian-made drone. It said the drone was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen and was heading toward the warship. The Carney was escorting other ships. There were no injuries or damage to the ships.