12 UAE Soldiers Killed and 23 Wounded in Yemeni Attack on UAE Military Barge

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Al-Thawra Net

At least 12 of UAE soldiers killed and 23 others wounded in an initial toll due to the targeting of the emirate’s military barge off the coast of Mokha port on Friday morning by the Yemeni Navy forces, a military official source confirmed

A military source said to Saba News Agency that the ship’s command tower was targeted where the Emiratis were present and injured soldiers were airlifted to the Eritrean port city of Assab for treatment.

The barge had not emptied its large cargo of weapons and ammunition, noting that a huge explosion had taken place in the barge after it had been targeted; the ship went into a series of explosions until 8:30 pm after aircrafts helped extinguished the flames, the military source added

The same source indicated that a coalition’s minesweeper near to the barge was damaged, stressing that the warship is still in the dock until now and it has gone out of readiness.