Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed 30 people, including 22 children, in a rebel-held area in northwestern Yemen on Thursday, according to the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry.
Four
families were evacuating their homes in a vehicle when the airstrikes
hit, according to Houthi-owned media. Earlier coalition airstrikes on
Wednesday killed four people and injuring two, according to two
surviving family member who preferred to remain anonymous for security
reasons.
"Four people
were killed in the strike before, that's why they fled. They wanted to
save their lives, their children's lives. Is nowhere safe for us?" one
survivor said.
Earlier this month, a Saudi-led airstrike hit a school bus carrying scores of boys in Yemen. The attack killed 51 people, including 40 children, according to the Houthi-held Health Ministry. CNN has established that the bomb used in the attack was a 500-pound (227 kilogram) laser-guided MK 82 bomb made by Lockheed Martin, one of the top US defense contractors.
The Saudi-led coalition did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment on the Thursday airstrike...
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