Saudi-led airstrike leaves former Yemen president's home in ruins

Saudi-led airstrike leaves former Yemen president's home in ruins

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen continued on Sunday, leaving a Sanaa residence of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in ruins.br br An eyewitness said three airstrikes hit the area during dawn prayers and left civilians injured.br br “There were three airstrikes during the dawn prayer time that hit civilians, the injured are civilians, they didn’t show us mercy and they didn’t let any of God’s mercy come down on us. But [referring to the Saudi King, he says] for a lot of days Salman will not give up and will not leave us alone,” said Abdullah al-Roudi.br br Saleh and his forces back the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen.br br #Yemen | The house of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa which was targeted by #Saudi-led coalition. pic.twitter.comrKWP746WGA— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) May 10, 2015br br Airstrikes in Yemen started in March to prevent a Houthi advance and restore the government of current President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.


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Uploaded: 2015-05-10

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