{"id":42586,"date":"2024-04-29T07:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=42586"},"modified":"2024-04-29T08:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:37:00","slug":"houthi-missiles-target-malta-flagged-container-ship-near-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/houthi-missiles-target-malta-flagged-container-ship-near-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi missiles target Malta-flagged container ship near Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Houthi militants fired 3 missiles towards a Malta-flagged container ship on Monday, causing explosions near the vessel, according to maritime security firms. 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