Saudi-led air strike hits near funeral of top Houthi official – eyewitnesses
By Reuters
29 April 2018 |
9:30 am
A Saudi-led air strike hits near the funeral of Saleh al-Samad, the president of the political body which runs Houthi-controlled northern Yemen.
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