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Two US Navy pilots eject safely over Red Sea after fighter jet shot down in apparent friendly fire incident

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The F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday , US Central Command says.

Two pilots ejected safely, one crew member sustained minor injuries.

The aircraft was operating from the USS Harry S. Truman when it was "mistakenly fired" upon by the USS Gettysburg , CENTCOM says.

The Iran -backed Houthi militant group in Yemen has repeatedly made false claims of striking US warships.