JAKARTA - An Indonesian citizen (WNI) is reported to be one of three crew members (ABK) who died as a result of an attack on a merchant ship in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait.

According to the government-affiliated television station, Al-Jumhuriya TV, Tuesday, August 11, the attack allegedly carried out by the Houthi group in Yemen also killed two Pakistani nationals, according to initial reports.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, the television did not mention the name of the ship that was attacked or who owned it. There has been no statement from the Houthi group regarding the attack.

The Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the gateway to the Red Sea located on the west side of the Arabian Peninsula.


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