Bombardment attributed to Riyadh kills 33 civilians in Yemen
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O País
The death toll from a bombardment east of Sanaa has risen to 33 civilians killed, including 13 children, with 39 injured. The health ministry of the Houthi rebels attributes the strike to the Saudi-led coalition and says the toll remains preliminary, according to international media.
The number of civilians killed in an air strike east of Sanaa, in Yemen, has risen from 22 to 33, according to the health ministry of the Houthi rebels, cited by international media. The victims are mostly children and women, according to the toll released by the Yemeni authorities on Sunday.
The strike also left 39 injured, including 16 men, 10 women and 13 children, according to the Houthi health ministry. The preliminary toll counts 12 men, eight women and 13 children among the dead. The Houthi rebels attribute the bombardments to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.
The new toll comes two days after another bombardment that killed 30 people when it hit a market in south-west Yemen, according to the Houthi authorities. The episode occurred in the context of attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebels.
The rise to 33 dead also comes on the same day that a Houthi attack on Riyadh was reported to have damaged a tower of the Saudi oil company Aramco, according to the Saudi authorities.
