Pakistan, Aug. 12 -- Six people were killed in an attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday. Yemen's transport ministry said four crew members died in the Houthi attack. Two Yemeni rescuers were also killed after reaching the vessel, according to the Coast Guard. Pakistan confirmed that three of the dead crew members were Pakistani nationals. The attack marks the first reported fatal Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began.

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