Yemen: more than 140 victims of the attack on mourners in Sani Onet.pl

Photo: Reuters more than 140 increased the death toll of the attack on mourners in the Yemeni Sana’a

the United States, “deeply touched” by the raids, declared a “direct study” of U.S. support for coalition led by Riyadh.

- Cooperation on security between the US and Saudi Arabia do not check in blanco, said Ned Price, a spokesman of the National Security Council.

Previously, local authorities Sany, controlled by Shiite rebels Huti, said that raids into the hall, where he continued the funeral, did the coalition.

Saturday took place the funeral of the father of the Minister of internal Affairs Dżalala al-Rawiszana member nieuznawanego the international community rebelianckiego government.

Among the victims of the attacks, there are military and government representatives of the rebels. Controlled Huti channel Al-Masirah in the attack killed the head of the authorities Sany, Abdul Kader Hilal.

In the bombing in the hall the fire started and the building collapsed. Sources in the UN said on Thursday that killed more than 140 people, more than 525 were injured.

Yemen has been plunged into chaos since 2011, when the social uprising ended years of dyktatorskim the rule of President Ali Abd Allah Salaha. Only the southern part of the country, together with Adenem subject to the government uznawanemu the international community and popieranemu Saudi Arabia. His strength, however, largely illusory, which use active in the South and partly East of the country dżihadystyczne Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida.

Sunnicka Arab coalition in March 2015 is fighting against the Iranian-backed Shiite rebels Huti. In addition to Sany they control vast territory in the North and West of the country. The Saudis want the power in the country fully assumed the legitimate President Hadi. However, the coalition has repeatedly been criticized by the international community, particularly the UN, according to which the coalition is responsible for the death of about. 60%. of not less than 3.8 thousand civilian victims of the conflict.

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