Saudi-led coalition captures Iranian arms ship for Yemeni rebels

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen reported Wednesday that an Iranian vessel disguised as a fishing boat had been caught trying to smuggle a large consignment of arms and ammunition to Houthi rebels. It included bombs, anti-tank mines,rocket-propelled grenades and shoulder-borne missikes. The vessel was intercepted in the Oman Sea Saturday and its 14 Iranian crewmen taken captive.
 

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