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| Death toll rises to 50 in Yemen bus attack – Red Cross | Death toll rises to 50 in Yemen bus attack – Red Cross |
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| The International Committee of the Red Cross, citing local officials, announced that a total of 50 people have died in the attack and 77 have been injured, most of them children. | The International Committee of the Red Cross, citing local officials, announced that a total of 50 people have died in the attack and 77 have been injured, most of them children. |
| The attack took place in Dahyan Market in northern Saada, a Houthi rebel stronghold, on Thursday morning. | |
| The Saudi-led coalition later said the airstrikes were aimed at missile launchers used to attack the southern Saudi city of Jiza, claiming its strike constituted a "legitimate action." It went on to accuse Houthi rebels of using children as human shields. | |
| READ MORE: Blood spattered children & broken bodies: Disturbing VIDEO reveals bus attack horror in Yemen | READ MORE: Blood spattered children & broken bodies: Disturbing VIDEO reveals bus attack horror in Yemen |
| The tragic incident has prompted the ICRC to once again call for the protection of civilians during conflicts. “Twenty million Yemeni people are in need of [humanitarian] aid. The ICRC has always called upon all parties of the conflict to [find] a political solution… in order to curb worsening humanitarian conditions,” Mirella Hodeib from the ICRC earlier told RT. | |
| READ MORE: Saudi-led forces say strike that killed Yemeni kids was ‘legitimate,’ ICRC seeks civilian protection | |
| It's not the first time the coalition has hit a residential area this month. Just one week ago, an air raid in Hodeidah seaport claimed the lives of 55 civilians. An additional 170 were wounded. | |
| "We see violations across the country and it's really sad to speak about civilian casualties in a matter of less than a week. So for us, this is painful...this is just horrific," Hodeib said. |