Early After Funeral Strike: 5 Airstrikes Launched by Saudi-Led Coalition on Yemen's Sanaa

Early After Funeral Strike: 5 Airstrikes Launched by Saudi-Led Coalition on Yemen's Sanaa
Sun Oct 9, 2016 14:15:49

A military source told media that the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched five airstrikes on Yemen's capital city of Sanaa.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched five airstrikes on Yemen's capital city of Sanaa, a military source told Sputnik on Sunday.

"Three airstrikes targeted Fag Attan mountain in the capital city's west, while two airstrikes hit al-Nahdein mountain," the source said. The raids followed soon after an airstrike hit a funeral ceremony in Sanaa on Saturday reportedly killing 213 people.

In August, the United Nations said that more than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Yemen since March 2015, Sputnik reported.

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