U.S. sinks Houthi boats trying to board shipping vessel, military says

U.S. Navy helicopters exchanged fire Sunday morning with Houthi militants who were attempting to board a container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking several small boats and killing some of their crew, U.S. Central Command said. American vessels are deployed in the region to protect one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, which Iran-backed Houthis have threatened since the war began.

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