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Saudi-led coalition denies airstriking school in Yemen

Xinhua, August 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Saudi-led coalition denied on Sunday airstriking a school in Yemen, adding that its jets targeted a Houthi military training center, local news Al Arabiya reported.

"We denied allegations that a school was targeted, as we contacted the Yemeni government, which confirmed that there is no school in the attacked area," spokesperson of the coalition Major-General Ahmed Asiri said in a statement.

The humanitarian association Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said 10 children were killed and 28 others injured on Saturday after a school in the Houthi main stronghold province of Saada was hit.

The Houthi-held Saba news agency also reported the airstrike.

The report said the Saudi-led warplanes launched over 100 airstrikes against military targets of Houthi and Saleh in several northern provinces on Saturday, including the Houthi-held capital Sanaa.

Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in support of exiled Yemeni government in 2015, but failed to bring it back to power in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.

The war and airstrikes have since killed over 6,400 people, mostly civilians. Endit