ANSD : Students among 11 civilians killed in Yemen capital: U.N.

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Date: Apr 9, 2019
Source: The Daily Star

Students among 11 civilians killed in Yemen capital: U.N.

SANAA: The United Nations called Monday for an investigation into the deaths of 11 civilians including students in Yemen's capital, where rebels accused the Arab coalition of carrying out a deadly airstrike.

Scores more civilians were wounded in Sanaa on Sunday, according to a statement released by the U.N. that did not specify the cause of the casualties.

An AFP reporter on the ground said the injuries appeared to be the result of an explosion near a school in the city.

The coalition, which regularly carries out airstrikes against the rebels, denied conducting any raids on Sanaa on Sunday.

Five students were among the dead, according to the U.N., whose humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, voiced alarm at the "terrible, senseless deaths and injuries."

"Every effort must be made to understand the circumstances that led to this tragedy," she said.

Yemen's Houthi rebels, locked in a war with Saudi Arabia and its military allies backing the government, on Sunday accused the coalition of bombing that they said killed more than 13 people and wounded 90.

The coalition, which has come under international pressure over its air strikes in Yemen, accuses the rebels of routinely using civilians as human shields.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed as a result of the conflict, and more than two million have been displaced.

The conflict has pushed 10 million Yemenis to the brink of famine, and the impoverished Gulf country is suffering its third major outbreak of cholera since the conflict broke out.

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