The two missiles, fired in a span of 60 minutes, landed in the water short of the USS Mason, a U.S. military spokesman told Reuters.
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The missiles were launched in the direction of the USS Mason while the destroyer was “conducting routine operations in global waters”, the US Navy said on Monday.
The Saudi military said the missile fired late Saturday night was intercepted and caused no damage.
The Oct. 9 incident took place just north of the Bab al-Mandab strait off Yemen’s southern coast.
American warship USS Mason may have been targeted by rebel-controlled Yemen.
Human rights groups have expressed outrage over the deaths and accused the USA of complicity, leading the White House to say it was conducting a “review” to ensure US cooperation with longtime partner Saudi Arabia is in line with “U.S. principles, values and interests”.
Since the conflict flared up in March 2015, at least 4125 civilians have been killed and 7207 injured, the United Nations statement said, noting that casualties have risen since a cessation of hostilities collapsed in August.
Washington has said it is reviewing what it described as “our already significantly reduced support to the Saudi-led coalition” after the attack on the Sana’a funeral hall.
Up to now, there has been no report on the exact number of casualties of the missile attack.
Zarif called for Saudi Arabia and coalition supporters to be held accountable “for the war crimes perpetrated in Yemen over the past year and a half”.
The missile fire comes after the Iran-backed rebels blamed the coalition for an air raid that killed more than 140 people and wounded at least 525 on Saturday at a funeral in Sanaa.
“The coalition will immediately investigate this case along with”.
Shiite power Iran supports the Houthis, but denies arming them.
He added that Saudi-led coalition should publish the results of the investigation into the attack very quickly and that perpetrators must be brought to justice as quickly as possible.
The attack was among the deadliest in Yemen since the Riyadh-led alliance launched its aerial campaign against Iran-backed Huthi rebels previous year. The United Nations has identified Yemen as a “humanitarian crisis”, reporting that more than 10,000 people, including 3,800 civilians, were killed between March 2015 and August 2016.
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The Saudi-led coalition backs the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
