Air raid in Yemen kills at least 35 people | News | Al Jazeera
An air attack on a hotel near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 35 people, according to a local medic.
Physician Ali al-Rakmi who was helping at the site of Wednesday's
strike in Arhab town's Qaa al-Qaidhi district, said there were more than
100 people inside at the time of the attack, all farmers who work in
growing qat - a plant widely used for a stimulant effect.
At least 35 bodies were retrieved so far, he said.
Fahd Marhab, head of the Umrah hospital about 10km from the site,
said there were no wounded and that all the people in the hotel were
killed in the air raid.
Almaseera, a television channel run by the country's Houthi
rebels, who control Sanaa, blamed the Saudi-led military coalition
allied with the Yemeni government for the attack on Wednesday.
It said 41 civilians were killed and that the death toll was expected to rise further.
Dozens of people were wounded in the attack, which struck north of Sanaa in the Arhab area [Reuters]
