US to Respond to Attacks on Warship Near Yemen ‘in Appropriate Manner’

© REUTERS / Karl Ronstrom/File photoThe USS Mason (DDG 87), a guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida, April 4, 2003
The USS Mason (DDG 87), a guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida, April 4, 2003 - Sputnik International
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The US military will respond in the appropriate manner to missile attacks on the American guided-missile destroyer Mason from the Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, US Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, US media reported that the ship came under a second missile attack in the past four days, and had to use countermeasures to defend itself.

The USS Mason (DDG 87), a guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida, April 4, 2003 - Sputnik International
US Navy Destroyer Comes Under Missile Fire Off Yemen Coast

"Those who threaten our forces should know that US commanders retain the right to defend their ships, and we will respond to this threat at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner," Cook stated.

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