The coalition planes reportedly targeted the area, where the Houthis clashed with ground forces of the oil kingdom but instead bombed civilians, according to witness accounts.
Sounds of ambulances r still heard despite massive explosions for over an hr and a half. Salut to paramedics everywhere in #Yemen
— Sarah Jamal (@Sarah_Sanaa) 27 мая 2015
Saudi-led forces also carried out airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, killing at least 40 people and wounding approximately 100. On Wednesday, the coalition also pounded the Aden, Hajjah, Ibb and al-Hudaydah Governorates.
The Saudi-led coalition is really pounding Yemen's capital, Sanaa, right now. Airstrikes across the city, including near civilian areas
— Hugh Naylor (@HughNaylor) 27 мая 2015
Yemen has been engulfed in violence since late 2014. In March, the Saudi-led air campaign was launched at the request of President Hadi, who fled the country amid hostilities after the Houthis took control of large areas of the country, including Sanaa.
According to the UN estimates, at least 2,000 people have been killed, some 7,400 injured and over half a million people displaced in the fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to Hadi since mid-March.
Each one of these deaths is a personal tragedy and a grim reminder of the toll that the conflict in #Yemen is taking https://t.co/91BpW2gkR4
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 26 мая 2015
