2 U.S. pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: military

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the US military said.

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said later on Sunday they had "targeted" the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman a day earlier in an operation that led to "shooting down an F-18 aircraft" and thwarting "American-British aggression" against Yemen.

United States Central Command said late on Saturday that both US pilots were recovered alive but "initial assessments...