Yemen
Saudi Arabia has said it ‘regrets’ an air strike on a funeral in Yemen that killed 142 mourners.
However, the kingdom stopped short of admitting it carried out the attack.
Saturday’s carnage, one of the deadliest since the Saudi-led coalition began military operations in March 2015, brought a terse response from the United States and the UN.
“Saturday’s funeral bombing was a heartless attack on civilians and an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law.Initial reports from the site indicate that this too was a coalition attack,“UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon.
Excuses ring hollow given the pattern of violence throughout the conflict. Parties cannot hide behind the fog of this war.”
Initial reports from the site indicate that this was too a coalition attack. Excuses ring hollow given the pattern of violence throughout the conflict. Parties cannot hide behind the fog of this war.
The Houthi rebel group backed by Iran, which the Saudi’s are trying to remove, retaliated by firing a missile at the Taif military air base some 40 km from the holy city of Mecca.
#Israel #EURONEWS broadcast by #EMET_NEWS_PRESS: Saudi Arabia regrets funeral attack but stops short of admitti… https://t.co/t9GAUr91VV
— Richard Krauss (@emet_news_press) October 10, 2016
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