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Saudi-led coalition admits 'mistakes' in deadly Yemen bus strike
« on: September 01, 2018, 04:25:11 pm »
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Saudi-led coalition admits 'mistakes' in deadly Yemen bus strike
AFP   AFP•September 1, 2018

Riyadh (AFP) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen admitted Saturday that "mistakes" had been made in an August air strike that killed 51 people including 40 children.

The bombing on a crowded market in part of northern Yemen held by Huthi rebels killed a total of 51 people, according to the Red Cross.

Fifty-six children were also among the 79 people wounded in the August 9 strike on Saada province, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Huthis bordering Saudi Arabia.

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Re: Saudi-led coalition admits 'mistakes' in deadly Yemen bus strike
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2018, 04:38:40 pm »
How do we know they were "children"?