18 Apr 2024
Saturday 13 October 2018 - 23:46
Story Code : 323097

Saudi jets attack buses in Yemen's Hudaydah, kill civilians

Press TV - At least 15 Yemenis have been killed in a Saudiairstrike in Hudaydah that has become a flashpoint of a war being waged by Riyadh and its alliesagainst the Arab world's poorest nation.

The fatalities occurred when Saudi planes targeted two buses that were carrying civilians fleeing Hudaydah on Saturday, according to a report byYemens al-Masirah television network.

The attack also injured an unspecified number of others, with the number of fatalities most likely to rise, al-Masirah reported.

No further details about the incident have come out as of yet.

In August, a Saudi air raid hit a school bus as it drove through a market in the town of Dhahyan in Saada Province in northwestern Yemen, killing a total of 51 people, among them 40 children, and injuring 79 others, mostly children.

Saudi Arabia began itsinvasionin March 2015 to restore power to Yemens former Riyadh-allied officials.Around 15,000 people have died since the war began, says Yemens Health Ministry.

The invasion has pushed the country close to the brink of famine.

Hudaydahcame under a concerted invasion by Saudi Arabia and the UAE in June. The offensive has raised the prospect that the nation could be tipped over the edge of famine as the port city takes in the bulk of Yemens vital imports.

Press TVs Yemen correspondentMohamad al-Attab reported on Friday that the raids on Hudaydah have intensified in recent weeks, promptingthousands of families to seek refuge elsewhere in the country.
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