100 die in Yemen funeral air strikes

Sanaa, October 8

Saudi-led air strikes on a funeral in Sanaa today killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 500, the rebels in control of the Yemeni capital said.

“The toll is very high: more than 520 wounded and more than 100 martyrs,” health ministry spokesman Tamim al-Shami told rebel television channel Almasirah. He said the toll was likely to rise further as there were “charred human remains” that have yet to be identified and many people unaccounted for following the strikes on a building where mourners had gathered. 

Witnesses said hundreds of people were attending the funeral of the father of a rebel interior minister Jalal al-Rowaishan when the building was hit. — AFP