Two S.Koreans aboard vessel seized by Yemen's Houthis -ministry official
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- Korea Rep
Two South Korean nationals are onboard one of the vessels seized by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement of Yemen in the southern end of the Red Sea, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on Tuesday. The three vessels seized include two South Korean vessels, another foreign ministry official said by telephone.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday the Houthis had seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the southern end of the Red Sea.
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