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Saudi strikes on Yemen kill 12, Houthis say

By Ayse Betul Aytekin · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

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Saudi airstrikes have resulted in at least 12 deaths, including three children, in Yemen. The coalition has intercepted four drones, including one over Riyadh, and the toll from Saudi strikes in the region is 115 dead and 305 wounded since September 3.

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Saudi airstrikes have resulted in at least 12 deaths, including three children.: Saudi airstrikes have resulted in at least 12 deaths, including three children.
The coalition has intercepted four drones, including one over Riyadh.: The coalition has intercepted four drones, including one over Riyadh.
The toll from Saudi strikes in the region is 115 dead and 305 wounded since September 3.: The toll from Saudi strikes in the region is 115 dead and 305 wounded since September 3.

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Saudi strikes that began overnight have killed at least 12 people in Yemen, three of them children, Houthi media reported on Saturday.

Saudi warplanes targeted "civilian homes" in Taiz governorate on Saturday, killing nine people and wounding 16, the group's news agency said, adding that people were still trapped under the rubble.

The agency had earlier reported overnight strikes in Dhamar province that killed three children and wounded 17 other people.

It said the strikes were carried out "using cluster bombs, which are banned internationally".

According to the Houthis, the toll from Saudi strikes between September 3 and October 15 is 115 dead and 305 wounded.

Earlier on Saturday, the Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced that coalition forces intercepted four drones, including one over the capital Riyadh.

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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