CAIRO, ruger pistols Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S.
Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles in the Gulf of Oman on a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Jan. 6.
"The intercepted vessel, which was sailing on a route historically used to traffic illicit cargo to the Houthis in Yemen, was crewed by six Yemeni nationals," it added in a statement.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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