Saudi coalition airstrike kills 9 civilians in Yemen

Saudi coalition airstrike kills 9 civilians in Yemen
# 26 June 2018 22:24 (UTC +04:00)

At least nine civilians were “mistakenly” killed on Tuesday and another 11 wounded in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition in western Yemen’s Hudaydah province, a local military source said, APA reports quoting Anadolu.

The coalition’s fighter jets struck a bus carrying displaced people near a checkpoint for Yemen’s Houthi militia in Mati in Al-Jarrahi directorate, said the source, who spoke to Anadolu Agency anonymously due to restrictions on speaking to media.

The target was the Houthis at the checkpoint, the source added.

No immediate statement has been issued yet by the coalition over the incident.

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