Saudi-led coalition spokesman admits targeting displaced Yemeni civilians, says they will investigate

YemenExtra

M.A.

Twelve people were killed and 10 wounded in a Saudi air strike on a building in which displaced persons were residing in, the building is based in Al-Hali district in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, Sunday evening, 1 April 2018.

The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Turki al-Malki, acknowledged the fact of targeting displaced civilians, pointing out that the leadership of the Saudi alliance, will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, as happens with this type of reports according to an independent process agreed upon internationally, according to the agency “Reuters”.

This is the latest massacre committed by the Saudi-led coalition against Yemeni civilians.

The warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition have committed dozens of massacres against Yemeni civilians in more than three years.

International human rights organizations have accused Saudi Arabia of war crimes in Yemen, which have led to thousands of killed or wounded civilians.