Йемен: 131 души загинаха при саудитска въздушна атака

At least 131 people were confirmed killed Tuesday after one of the deadliest attacks, widely attributed to the Saudi Arabian-led coalition forces, hit a wedding party in the village of Al-Wahijah on Monday night. The spokesperson of the coalition, Brigadier-General Ahmed al-Asseri, denied claims that an airstrike hit the wedding. However, eyewitness reports state that two aerial strikes were carried out - the first hitting the female section, the second striking the area where the men were congregating. Houthi fighters are not known to have been anywhere near the location of the wedding. The Saudi-led coalition, which seeks to restore the government of former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and displace the Houthi rebels, includes eight other Arab states and is receiving logistical support from the United States, Britain and France. Some 2,200 civilians have died in the last six months, according to UN figures. A further 300,000 civilians have been internally displaced because of the airstrikes, with 27,000 Yemeni residents forced to flee the country.