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    Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi drones in Red Sea attack

    by Ben Mitchell Jan 10, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    Royal Navy air defence destroyer HMS Diamond has destroyed “multiple attack drones” deployed by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, according to Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.

    The Portsmouth-based Type-45 destroyer working with US warships repelled what Mr Shapps described as the largest attack yet from the Yemeni-based force.

    He posted on X, formerly Twitter: “Overnight, HMS Diamond, along with US warships, successfully repelled

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