Dozens of children slaughtered and injured in alleged coalition airstrike on a bus in northern Yemen

Published time: 9 Aug, 2018 10:31Edited time: 9 Aug, 2018 10:58

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Smoke rises after an airstrike in Sanaa © Mohamed Al-Sayaghi / Reuters

A bus carrying children in northern Yemen has been attacked, killing dozens, many under the age of ten, the Red Cross has confirmed. Local tribal leaders told AP that the airstrike was carried out by the Saudi-led coalition.

The bus was transporting children in Dahyan Market in northern Sa’ada when it was attacked on Thursday morning. “Following an attack… [an ICRC-supported] hospital has received dozens of dead and wounded,” the Red Cross confirmed, adding that “under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict.”

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Following an attack this morning on a bus driving children in Dahyan Market, northern Sa’ada, @ICRC_yemen- supported hospital has received dozens of dead and wounded. Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict.

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Yemeni tribal leaders accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out the airstrike, according to AP. Al Masirah, a TV station run by the Houthi rebels, also has accused the coalition forces fighting Shiite rebels for the attack.