Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen may have launched missiles at U.S. Navy ships for the third time this week, defense officials said Saturday. Initially, a U.S. defense official said multiple missiles were fired at three ships patrolling international waters at around 3:30 p.m. The USS Mason launched countermeasures, according to one official, likely using SM-2 surface-to-air missiles to engage the possible Houthi cruise missiles. The first Houthi missile attack against the U.S. Navy ships occurred Sunday, shortly after a coaltion jet bombed a funeral party, killing 140 people and wounding hundreds more. Earlier this month, a Houthi missile from Yemen destroyed a United Arab Emirates-flagged auxiliary vessel that had once been owned by an American company.

Source: Fox News October 16, 2016 05:03 UTC