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More than 80 civilians killed in Yemen air raid

by Amitjha | September 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm

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Media reports. coming from Yemen says that Air raids on wednesday killed atleasr 80 people. Locals says that most of those killed were women and children.

More than 80 civilians were killed in an air raid which struck a camp of displaced people in northern Yemen, in the fifth week of a

government offensive on Shiite rebels, witnesses said on Thursday.

One witness told AFP that most of those killed in Wednesday's raid were women and children.

The raid was launched by a "warplane (that) targeted displaced families who had gathered under trees in the area of Adi," in Amran province -- scene of heavy fighting between the army and the rebels, the witness said.

More than 80 civilians were killed in an air raid which struck a camp of displaced people in northern Yemen, in the fifth week of a government offensive on Shiite rebels, witnesses said on Thursday.

One witness told AFP that most of those killed in Wednesday's raid were women and children.

The raid was launched by a "warplane (that) targeted displaced families who had gathered under trees in the area of Adi," in Amran province -- scene of heavy fighting between the army and the rebels, the witness said.

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at 01:00 on September 17th, 2009

Up to 120 people, including 80 dead were transferred to the local hospital, an ambulance driver who had counted the dead and the injured said on condition of anonymity, fearing government payback.

"The area turned into a pool of blood. I saw body parts and charred bodies," said Ali, another local aid worker.

Military officials denied the reported casualties among civilians, claiming that there was no gathering of displaced people in al-Adi. A civil servant in the local government, however, confirmed the attack.

According to the Red Cross, the new round of fighting in northern Yemen which broke out on August 1 has left some 30,000 civilians displaced, brining the total count to over 150,000 since 2004.