1st LD Writethru: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking oil tanker, ship

SANAA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Thursday claimed responsibility for attacking an oil tanker in the Red Sea and a ship in the Indian Ocean.

Early Thursday morning, "we carried out two military operations, the first of which targeted the American oil ship Olympic Spirit," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

"The ship was targ