Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Yemen hotel air strike leaves 35 dead

At least 35 people have been killed in air strikes that hit a hotel north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

The roof of the hotel collapsed, leaving at least two bodies dangling from the building, said a witness in the Arhab area, about 20km from Sanaa.

The report said the attack hit a small hotel but made no direct reference to civilian casualties or fighters.

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, which is fighting the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen, was not immediately available for comment. Reuters was not immediately able to independently confirm the reports.

The Houthis, who control Sanaa and northern Yemen, are fighting the internationally recognised government which is backed by Saudi Arabia and its allies in the country’s civil war.

A medic told Reuters that 35 bodies had been recovered from the rubble but more victims were believed to be inside. Houthi-run al-Masira TV earlier said at least 30 ‘martyrs’ had been killed.

Source: Yemen hotel strike leaves 35 dead


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