US Navy warship in Red Sea intercepts three missiles, several drones heading north out of Yemen

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, says the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer in the northern Red Sea, intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. He said he can’t say what the missiles were targeting but they were headed potentially toward targets in Israel. A U.S. official says the missiles did not appear to be aimed at the ship. That official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations that had not yet been announced.