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1st LD: At least 30 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen

Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 30 civilians were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike carried out by Saudi-led coalition aircraft on a crowded popular market north of Yemen's capital Sanaa, medics and a local source told Xinhua.

"More than 30 civilians were killed and other 90 wounded when the Saudi-led fighter jets launched two airstrikes on Al-Khamees market in Mastaba district in Hajja province," a medic told Xinhua.

"The airstrikes took place during the rush hour afternoon while people were crowding in the public market," he said, adding that hospitals in Mastaba and Abs districts don't have enough medicine to treat the injured.

Hajja, about 123 km northwest of the rebel-held Sanaa, is another stronghold of the rebel Shiite Houthi rebels, who also control northern provinces, while southern provinces have been retaken over the past few months by the government forces loyal to the internationally recognized President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Endit