Yemeni Television Operator Killed in Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrike in Sanaa

A Yemeni television channel operator has fallen victim to a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the capital city of Sanaa, a source in the local security authorities told Sputnik on Thursday.

SANAA (Sputnik) – According to the source, the target of the attack was the home of the acting Yemeni air force commander, Ibrahim Shami. The Al Masirah channel operator was reportedly killed in the third airstrike on the target, while the 25-year-old man was filming footage of the building remains.

Several medical workers were also among the victims of the bombing, according to the source, who did not specify whether Shami was present in the building during the airstrike.

Al Masirah channel is known as an information wing of the Shiite movement Ansar Allah.

Ansar Allah rebels, or the Houthis, took control of large swathes of Yemen, including Sanaa, in early 2015. Their advance prompted President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi to flee the country and appeal to the Arab League for military assistance.

An Saudi-led coalition has been bombing positions held by the Houthis and other anti-government forces since March. More than 1,600 have died in the airstrike campaign, according to UN data.