Houthis claim to shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Red Sea
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A U.S. official tells Fox News that an investigation is underway after a "U.S. Air Force MQ-9 crashed off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen" on Monday.
The officials stressed that it was unclear if the Houthis were involved. If they are, it would be the second time since November 2023 that the Iranian-backed militant group has taken out a Reaper drone, which has a wingspan of 66 feet and costs about $32 million. Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
"In Hodeidah, the Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down an American plane – MQ-9 – with a suitable missile while it was carrying out hostile missions against our country on behalf of the Zionist entity," Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said earlier in a statement, referencing Israel.