Riyadh, February 23, 2020, SPA -- Statement by the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen COL Turki Al-Malki “Coalition Navy has detected on Sunday 23 February 2020’s morning an attempt of an imminent hostile, terrorist attack in Southern Red using a remote-controlled exploding boat in Southern Red Sea by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militia. The terrorist Houthi militia launched the rigged boat off of Hodeida Governorate. Coalition Navy forces totaled and destroyed the rigged boat, that represents a threat to regional and international security as well as Sea Lines of Communication and international trade Additional (3) naval mines were discovered and destroyed in Bab-el-Mandeb strait and Southern Red Sea during the past (24) hours. The total number of naval mines, deployed by the Houthi militia, that were discovered and destroyed has reached (150) The Houthi militia undertakes Hodeida Governorate as a ballistic missile, UAV and remote controlled exploding boat launch site and a deployment zone for naval mines. This is a clear, flagrant violation of the International Humanitarian Law and the Hodeida ceasefire agreement The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition continues to implement rigorous measures against this terrorist militia to neutralize and destroy such capabilities that threaten regional and international security. --SPA 10:52 LOCAL TIME 07:52 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1271809