Reuters | Dubai |
Aballistic missile launched earlier from territories in Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthis struck a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Bab al-Mandab strait, a U.S. defence official said on Friday.
The missile strike caused a fire and the ship’s crew were working to put it out, he said, adding the U.S. Navy’s Mason destroyer was on its way to assist the vessel.
Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.
