UK Special Forces team allegedly deployed to Yemen to hunt for suspects in 'Mercer Street' tanker attack

Monday, 9 August 2021Newsdesk

A Special Air Service (SAS) team has arrived in Yemen to hunt down those allegedly responsible for launching a recent drone attack against an Israeli-operated tanker off the coast of Oman, the Daily Express reported.

New Delhi, 09 August 2021

As per news report of Rt.com, a team of 40 Special Forces soldiers arrived in eastern Yemen on Saturday, the paper claimed on Sunday. The team supposedly includes an electronic warfare unit capable of intercepting communications, and is tasked with hunting down the group that is supposedly behind the attack on the 'Mercer Street' tanker in late June. The soldiers will also rely on local handlers, who have received payment from the Foreign Office, the paper said, adding that London apparently believes that Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out the attack with support from Tehran. “Everything points to the drone being launched from Yemen. The concern now is that an extended-range drone will give them a new capability,” a British military source told the Daily Express.

Source -rt.com