Houthi rebels shoot down what witnesses say was a US drone as American military investigates

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down what bystanders described as an American drone early Friday, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor.

The U.S. military acknowledged the videos circulating online showing what appeared to be a flaming aircraft dropping out of the sky and a field of burning debris in what those off-camera described as an area of Yemen’s al-Jawf province. The military said it was investigating the incident, declining to elaborate further.

It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of aircraft was shot down in the low-quality night video.

The Houthis have surface-to-air

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