Saudi Arabia denies coalition responsible for Yemen wedding attack

A Saudi-led coalition played no role in an attack reported to have killed 38 people at a wedding party in a Yemeni village on Sunday, a spokesman said.

Yemeni security officials told The Associated Press that the strikes hit the celebration in al-Wahga, a village near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait .

At least 40 people were wounded in the two airstrikes, they said. The strikes, a senior government official said, were "a mistake." Many of the victims were women and children, according to several villagers.

But Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Asseri told Reuters: "There have been no air operations by the coalition in that area for three days. This is totally false news."
  dailystar.com.lb
28/9/15
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