Saudi-led air strike kills 13 at Yemen wedding

AFP, SANAA: A suspected Saudi-led air strike killed at least 13 people at a wedding in a rebel-held town in Yemen, witnesses and the rebels said Thursday, even as UN peace efforts made headway.
The Saudi-led coalition, under mounting criticism over the civilian death toll of its bombing campaign against the rebels since March, denied any involvement in the latest attack.
It was the second alleged coalition air strike on a Yemeni wedding party in just over a week.
The new raid hit a house where dozens of people were celebrating the wedding on Wednesday evening in the town of Sanban, 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital Sanaa, residents said.
“Coalition warplanes launched the attack. The house was completely destroyed,” said witness and local resident Taha al-Zuba.
“Warplanes were heard in the area ahead of the attack.”
The rebels’ Almasirah television said on Twitter that the wedding was hit by “aggression warplanes”, referring to the coalition.

Saudi-led air strike kills 13 at Yemen wedding

AFP, SANAA: A suspected Saudi-led air strike killed at least 13 people at a wedding in a rebel-held town in Yemen, witnesses and the rebels said Thursday, even as UN peace efforts made headway. The Saudi-led coalition, under mounting criticism over the civilian death toll of its bombing campaign against the rebels since March, denied any involvement in the latest attack. It was the second alleged coalition air strike on a Yemeni wedding party in just over a week. The new raid hit a house where dozens of people were celebrating the wedding on Wednesday evening in the town of Sanban, 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital Sanaa, residents said. Coalition warplanes launched the attack. The house was completely destroyed, said witness and local resident Taha al-Zuba. Warplanes were heard in the area ahead of the attack. The rebels Almasirah television said on Twitter that the wedding was hit by aggression warplanes, referring to the coalition.