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Yemen airstrike kills 22 children fleeing earlier bombing, rebels say
Source: CNN
Yemen airstrike kills 22 children fleeing earlier bombing, rebels say
By Hakim Almasmari, Hamdi Alkhshali, Nima Elbagir and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN
Updated 1428 GMT (2228 HKT) August 24, 2018
(CNN) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed 30 people, including 22 children, in a rebel-held area in northwestern Yemen on Thursday, according to the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry.
Four families were evacuating their homes in a vehicle when the airstrikes hit, according to Houthi-owned media. Earlier coalition airstrikes on Wednesday killed four people and injured two, according to two surviving family members who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons.
"Four people were killed in the strike before, that's why they fled. They wanted to save their lives, their children's lives. Is nowhere safe for us?" one survivor said.
Both sources did not want to be named out of fear for their safety.
Thursday's airstrikes hit al-Duraihmi district, some 20 kilometers from the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, the latest flashpoint in Yemen's ongoing war. The International Rescue Committee said airstrikes in al-Duraihmi city on Wednesday killed 13 people.
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By Hakim Almasmari, Hamdi Alkhshali, Nima Elbagir and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN
Updated 1428 GMT (2228 HKT) August 24, 2018
(CNN) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed 30 people, including 22 children, in a rebel-held area in northwestern Yemen on Thursday, according to the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry.
Four families were evacuating their homes in a vehicle when the airstrikes hit, according to Houthi-owned media. Earlier coalition airstrikes on Wednesday killed four people and injured two, according to two surviving family members who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons.
"Four people were killed in the strike before, that's why they fled. They wanted to save their lives, their children's lives. Is nowhere safe for us?" one survivor said.
Both sources did not want to be named out of fear for their safety.
Thursday's airstrikes hit al-Duraihmi district, some 20 kilometers from the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, the latest flashpoint in Yemen's ongoing war. The International Rescue Committee said airstrikes in al-Duraihmi city on Wednesday killed 13 people.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/24/middleeast/yemen-airstrike-kills-children-intl/index.html
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