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UK military: ‘Potential explosion’ on key shipping route near Yemen amid drone activity
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A “potential explosion” has struck a key shipping route off the coast of Yemen, the British military says.
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations issues a brief warning to shippers that the incident happened in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.
The UKMTO said drone activity also has been reported in the area.
The Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. That area has seen a series of attacks in recent weeks attributed to Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who have also launched missiles and drones toward Israel over its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the incident.
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