Coalition air raid kills 21 in Yemen capital Sanaa

Update: 2015-09-23 23:28 GMT
A Saudi-led coalition air strike on rebels in a residential area of the Yemeni capital on Tuesday killed at least 21 people including civilians, witnesses and medics said.

The raid targeted Iran-backed <g data-gr-id="12">Huthi</g> insurgents in the Sabeen neighbourhood of the rebel-held capital Sanaa, but nearby homes were also damaged, witnesses said.

“At least 21 Huthis and residents were killed in the raid,” a medical source told AFP, without being able to specify the number of civilian fatalities.

The death toll is likely to rise because some people are missing, another medical source said, as rescuers combed the rubble. The Arab coalition launched an air war against the Shiite rebels in March. 

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