US navy destroyer shoots down Houthi-claimed missile in Red Sea

The attack late on Tuesday night targeted the USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the US military’s Central Command said in a statement (File image/Alamy/PA)

A US navy destroyer in the Red Sea has shot down an anti-ship cruise missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

It is the latest attack targeting American forces patrolling the key maritime route, officials said on Wednesday.