2016 Sana'a funeral air raid

2016 Sana'a airstrike
Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and Yemeni Civil War
Location Sana'a, Yemen
Date 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)
Target Houthis
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths 143-155[1][2]
Non-fatal injuries
525+
Suspected perpetrators
Saudi-led coalition

October 2016 Sana'a air raid In total 155 peoples were killed and at least 525 more wounded when two airstrikes, about seven to eight minutes apart, hit the packed Al Kubra hall in Sana'a, Yemen during a funeral in the afternoon of 8 October 2016, at which point it became the deadliest single bombing of the then 2 year long Yemeni civil war.[3] The funeral was being held for the father of Houthi interior minster Galal al-Rawishan. It is not clear Rowaishan or other senior rebel figures were in the building at the time, although Sana'a mayor Abdel Qader Hilal was reportedly among those killed.[4] The Houthis have accused the coalition led by Saudi Arabia of being behind the airstrike, but they have denied responsibility.[5][6] The Human Rights Watch deputy director for Global Advocacy indicated that this bombing continues the observed pattern of Saudi coalition's bombings in Yemen, saying that "the whole war has been marked by attacks on weddings, hospitals, civilian infrastructure, civilian locations, so it fits a pattern. Better late than never, but the world should have woken up a long time ago to this."[3] It was reported by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT), which had been set up by the coalition to investigate this air raid, that the attack was due to the coalition "receiving incorrect information from Yemeni military figures that armed Houthi leaders were in the area."[7]

Reactions

Domestic

Thousands of Yemenis marched in the capital city on 9 October to protest the air raid and show solidarity to the victims.[8]

International

References

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