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Saudi-led coalition admits to bombing Yemen funeral
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Saudi-led coalition admits to bombing Yemen funeral
‘Incorrect information’ meant hall in Sana’a was mistaken
for military target, leading to 140 deaths, says US-backed
mission
Staff and agencies
Saturday 15 October 2016 16.06 BST
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition has admitted it bombed a funeral in Yemen last weekend, killing at least 140 people and wounded about 600, and said “wrong information” was to blame.
The coalition’s investigations team said an unnamed party had provided intelligence that Houthi rebel leaders were in the packed hall in Sana’a where the funeral was being held on 8 October.
Saudi Arabia has been targeting the rebels for more than 18 months after intervening in Yemen’s civil war to support the government.
The unnamed party claimed the site was a legitimate military target, according to a statement issued by the team on Saturday. The air operation centre in Yemen, it added, directed a “close air support mission” to target the site without approval from the coalition’s command.
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‘Incorrect information’ meant hall in Sana’a was mistaken
for military target, leading to 140 deaths, says US-backed
mission
Staff and agencies
Saturday 15 October 2016 16.06 BST
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition has admitted it bombed a funeral in Yemen last weekend, killing at least 140 people and wounded about 600, and said “wrong information” was to blame.
The coalition’s investigations team said an unnamed party had provided intelligence that Houthi rebel leaders were in the packed hall in Sana’a where the funeral was being held on 8 October.
Saudi Arabia has been targeting the rebels for more than 18 months after intervening in Yemen’s civil war to support the government.
The unnamed party claimed the site was a legitimate military target, according to a statement issued by the team on Saturday. The air operation centre in Yemen, it added, directed a “close air support mission” to target the site without approval from the coalition’s command.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/15/saudi-led-coalition-admits-to-bombing-yemen-funeral
