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Saudi-led airstrike reportedly hits funeral in Yemeni capital Sanaa, 45 killed & hundreds injured | |
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A bombardment carried out by Saudi-led coalition jets has rocked a funeral ceremony in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, killing 45 people and leaving hundreds injured, news agencies report, citing local officials and medics. | |
The Saudi-led coalition targeted a building hosting a Houthi funeral ceremony, killing 45 people, AP reports citing local officials. According to the outlet, military and security officials from the rebel movement are among the victims. | |
The number of those injured has risen to 450, TASS reported, citing local SABA news agency reports. | |
A missile tore through the hall of the building, leaving many dead and injured, Reuters reported, citing eyewitnesses. According to the news agency, a medic said that he saw “mutilated and charred bodies,” adding that the funeral was being held for the deceased father of the Houthi rebels’ Interior Minister. | |
Earlier images of a destroyed building, partly still aflame, have emerged on social media, with some people alleging the devastation was caused by a Saudi-led coalition strike. | |
Sputnik news agency was also told by a source at the scene that the incident was caused by a Saudi-led bombardment that left dozens of people dead. | |
The total count of those injured and dead may reach the hundreds, the source told Sputnik. | The total count of those injured and dead may reach the hundreds, the source told Sputnik. |
There has been no official confirmation as to what exactly caused the destruction, however. | |
Tensions in Yemen spiraled after President Ali Abdullah Saleh was deposed in 2012. In response, his Houthi supporters – reportedly aided by Iran – seized the capital city of Sanaa in 2014, before advanced to the south and seizing large parts of Yemen, forcing current Sunni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi into exile. | Tensions in Yemen spiraled after President Ali Abdullah Saleh was deposed in 2012. In response, his Houthi supporters – reportedly aided by Iran – seized the capital city of Sanaa in 2014, before advanced to the south and seizing large parts of Yemen, forcing current Sunni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi into exile. |
In March of 2015, the Saudi-led coalition began airstrikes in order to stop Houthi advances and restore Hadi to power. | In March of 2015, the Saudi-led coalition began airstrikes in order to stop Houthi advances and restore Hadi to power. |
By late summer of that year, Saudi-led forces had launched a ground operation as well. | By late summer of that year, Saudi-led forces had launched a ground operation as well. |
One of the deadliest attacks occurred after the coalition’s aircraft attacked a crowded marketplace in Mastaba, a village in Yemen’s northern Hajja governorate in April. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, put the death toll from that airstrike at 119, including 22 children. | One of the deadliest attacks occurred after the coalition’s aircraft attacked a crowded marketplace in Mastaba, a village in Yemen’s northern Hajja governorate in April. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, put the death toll from that airstrike at 119, including 22 children. |
In August, at least 11 people were killed and 19 injured in an airstrike that targeted a hospital in northwestern Hajjah province, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). | In August, at least 11 people were killed and 19 injured in an airstrike that targeted a hospital in northwestern Hajjah province, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). |
Earlier that month, at least 10 children were killed and almost 30 injured at a school in northwest Yemen, MSF reported. That strike was also blamed on the Saudi-led coalition. | Earlier that month, at least 10 children were killed and almost 30 injured at a school in northwest Yemen, MSF reported. That strike was also blamed on the Saudi-led coalition. |