Monday, December 21, 2009

Saudi air raids 'hit Yemen town'


Al-Jazeera

"Saudi air raids in northern Yemen have killed 54 people, including several women and children, according to Shia fighters in Yemen's north.

A statement from Yemen's Houthi rebels, released on Sunday, said that the alleged Saudi attack had targeted the border town of Razeh in the mountainous northern province of Saada, destroying at least five houses.

The claim, which was posted on a Houthi website, cannot be verified as aid workers and reporters have limited access to the conflict zone. There has been no comment on the raids from Saudi officials.

Speaking to the AFP news agency, a spokesman for the fighters, who was identified only as Ali, referred to what he said was a "massacre committed by the Saudis"......"

No comments: