At least 35 civilians have been killed and
dozens wounded in a Saudi-led coalition
air raid in southwestern Yemen,medical
sources said Saturday,
Women and children were among those
killed in Friday night strike in the town
of Mokhba ,close to the third city of Taez,
the source said <The raid hit a residential
neighbourhood where employees of the
town's power station lived ,according to
residents .
They said several houses were destroyed
and that dozens of people were wounded
The Saba press agency ,controlled by the
Huthi rebels that have seized control of the
capital and much of central Yemen ,reported
that 55 people were killed in the attack
which its denounced as a Saudi crime "
Some witnesses said the neighbourhood
in Mokhba had been targeted by mistake
although others alleged that the Huhtis
had taken up positions in the area,
In March the coalition launched strikes
on rebel positions after the Huthis swept
into Sanaa and pushed south towards the
port city of Aden,where president Abedrabbo
Mansour Hadi had taken refuge before
fleeing to Riyadh,
Coalition jets carried out fresh raids overnight
on Huthi positions across Yemen ,including
around Aden ,military source said,
The United Nations says the conflict has
killed more than 3,640 people around half of
them civilians since late March,
AFP
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