Mokha Massacre.. Saudi-led airstrikes kill 120 civilian, the deadliest strike against Yemeni civilians since the March war began.. Photos
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in a quiet Red Sea town in Yemen, killing at least 120 civilian injuring 150, in the deadliest strike against civilians since the March war began, security and medical officials told Khabar agency
The airstrikes late Friday hit workers' housing for a power plant in Mokha, flattening some of the buildings to the ground, the officials said
A fire erupted in the area, charring many of the corpses, including children, women and elderly people, security and medical officials told Khabar Agency
Wahib Mohammed, an eyewitness and area resident, said some of the bodies were torn apart by the force of the blast and buried in a mass grave on Saturday. Some of the strikes also hit nearby livestock pens, he said. Human and animal blood pooled on the ground of the surrounding area, according to AP
A humanitarian ceasefire has been declared by Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen after 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a bloody airstrike on Saturday morning in Mokha - a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen, according to Daily Mail
The deadly strike highlights growing concerns that the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes are increasingly killing civilians
