Saudi coalition denies cluster bomb use in Sanaa

AFP, RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen denied Sunday renewed accusations of dropping cluster munitions in the country after UN chief Ban Ki-moon said their use may be a “war crime”. Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told AFP that the alliance “denies using cluster bombs in Sanaa”, the Yemeni capital. He was responding to a report issued Thursday by the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which quoted Sanaa residents describing a January 6 attack consistent with airdropped cluster bomb use. Assiri said the coalition has admitted to previously using CBU-105 cluster bombs against rebel vehicles.

 

Saudi coalition denies cluster bomb use in Sanaa

AFP, RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen denied Sunday renewed accusations of dropping cluster munitions in the country after UN chief Ban Ki-moon said their use may be a war crime. Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told AFP that the alliance denies using cluster bombs in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital. He was responding to a report issued Thursday by the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which quoted Sanaa residents describing a January 6 attack consistent with airdropped cluster bomb use. Assiri said the coalition has admitted to previously using CBU-105 cluster bombs against rebel vehicles.