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World|life|October 8, 2015 / 04:31 PM
At least thirteen Yemenis killed by rocket attack at wedding

AKIPRESS.COM - yemen Three brothers were among at least 13 people killed in a rocket attack that hit their wedding party in a village in southwestern Yemen on Thursday that residents said was most likely to have been carried out by Saudi-led coalition jets, reports Reuters.

If confirmed, this would be third attack in recent weeks that has killed civilians and drawn international rebuke for the Arab alliance fighting Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. More than one hundred people were killed at a wedding party on Sept. 28.

Residents in the village of Sanban said the brothers were waiting for the brides' party to arrive when the missile hit their house. At least 10 other people were killed, they said.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Arab coalition began air strikes against the Houthis and their allies, forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in late March after a push from their northern stronghold towards the southern port of Aden.

The Saudi-led coalition, which says the Houthis are allied with Iran, stepped up air strikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and other Houthi-held areas after a Houthi missile killed more than 60 Gulf Arab troops stationed in Marib province on Sept. 4.

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