US Military Intercepts Houthi Missile Targeting USS Laboon Warship

Missile attempt follows U.S. and UK airstrikes that targeted Houthis in Yemen.

USS Laboon (DDG-58) moors at Marathi NATO pier facility in Souda Bay, Greece, on April 29, 2015. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/U.S. Navy

Yemen-based Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward a U.S. Navy warship on Jan. 14, U.S. military officials have confirmed.

The Houthis fired a missile at the USS Laboon at about 4:35 p.m. local time in the southern Red Sea, according to a statement from the Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. military forces in the Middle East. The missile was shot down by U.S. fighter aircraft, and no injuries were reported.