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Report: N. Yemen Airstrikes Kill 11 Civilians


FILE - Mourners carry the body of Youssef al-Salmi, 10, who was killed in July while playing with a bomb near a village neighboring Sanaa, Yemen. Airstrikes reportedly have killed 11 civilians in Saada.
FILE - Mourners carry the body of Youssef al-Salmi, 10, who was killed in July while playing with a bomb near a village neighboring Sanaa, Yemen. Airstrikes reportedly have killed 11 civilians in Saada.

Yemen's rebel-run news agency says airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition have killed 11 civilians and wounded others in the northern city of Saada.

The agency, SABA, which is under control of the Shiite rebels known as Houthis, reported on Friday that the airstrikes destroyed two houses located in the district of Baqam in the city of Saada, a Houthi stronghold.

SABA said that women and children are among the dead and that coalition planes' subsequent flyovers delayed the rescue operation. Some of the wounded are in critical condition, which may lead to a higher death toll.

The strikes came a day after the United Nations demanded an international investigation in the killings of civilians in Yemen.

A rebel-run news agency claims 11 civilians were killed in a coalition airstrike in the northern city of Saada, Yemen.
A rebel-run news agency claims 11 civilians were killed in a coalition airstrike in the northern city of Saada, Yemen.

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