Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of diverting fuel ship

Earlier this week, the Houthis seized an Emirati-flagged vessel that it claimed was a military cargo ship, but which the Saudi-led coalition said was delivering medical supplies.
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A picture taken on May 9, 2019, shows Saudi cargo ship Bahri Yanbu at sunset waiting to enter the port of Le Havre, France. - JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images
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Yemen’s Houthis accused the Saudi-led military coalition on Wednesday of diverting a fuel ship bound for the rebel-held port of Hodeidah as the coalition carried out airstrikes in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa. 

The Yemen Petroleum Company said the coalition was now holding a total of five fuel ships, each of which received UN clearances to reach Yemen. There was no immediate comment from the coalition. 

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