UK navy downs Houthi missile targeting merchant vessel

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UK navy downs Houthi missile targeting merchant vessel

LONDON — Britain's Royal Navy shot down a missile fired at a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden by Iranian-backed Houthis, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The Houthis said their missiles had "directly hit" a British ship. The HMS Diamond warship used a Sea Viper missile system to shoot down the missile on Wednesday, the British ministry said. "The UK continues to be at the forefront of the international response to the Iranian-backed Hou…