US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday. That’s according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a military operation not yet made public. The official said the ship is in the Red Sea. Strikes and explosions were seen and heard in Sanaa on Friday night, according to witnesses and videos, some circulating on social media. Footage showed explosions and smoke rising over the Houthi-controlled capital. There was no official confirmation of the injured or the origin of the explosions.