Saudi-led coalition says foils Houthi attack in Red Sea

RIYADH, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Sunday the foiling of a "terrorist attack" in the Red Sea.

The spokesperson of the coalition, Turki Al-Maliki, said in a statement that the attack using a remote-controlled exploding boat by the Houthi militia was foiled in the southern Red Sea on Sunday morning .

The Houthi militia launched the rigged boat off Hodeidah Governorate and the coalition navy forces destroyed the boat, he said.