After the militias attacks to ships , the destroyer Cole returns off Bab al-Mandab , Yemen

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The US Navy has sent a destroyer to waters off Yemen in response to an attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a Saudi frigate, a defense official said Friday

The USS Cole, which had been conducting operations in the Gulf, is now stationed in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off southwestern Yemen, the official said

"They were moved down to the region in response to what happened to the Saudi frigate," the official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity

The USS Cole is well-known in naval circles as the target of an attack in October 2000 in the Yemeni port city of Aden that killed US military personnel. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombing