US Deplores Houthi Attacks On Two Civilian Cargo Ships In Red Sea

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, July 8 (KUNA) -- The United States Department of State condemned the Houthi attack on two civilian cargo ships in the Red Sea.
"The United States condemns the unprovoked Houthi terror attack on the civilian cargo vessels MV Magic Seas and MV Eternity C in the Red Sea, which resulted in the tragic loss of three mariners, with many others injured and the complete loss of the MV Magic Seas and its cargo," read the department's statement.
The statement further added, "These attacks demonstrate the ongoing threat that Iran-backed Houthi rebels pose to freedom of navigation and to regional economic and maritime security,"
It affirmed that the United States will continue to take necessary action to protect freedom of navigation and commercial shipping from Houthi terrorist attacks.
The Yemeni government condemned previously the attacks, saying that they are a dangerous threat to maritime security. (end)
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