Yemen Monitor/Sana’a/Special:
Forty-two people were killed and injured on Saturday evening in a US airstrike that targeted a popular market in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a – according to Houthi health officials and media.
Houthi-affiliated health officials said that 12 people were killed and 30 others injured in the “Furwa” popular neighborhood in the Shu’ub district in the center of the capital Sana’a, according to a preliminary toll.
Houthi media had reported earlier that a US airstrike targeted Furwa market, and residents told “Yemen Monitor” that it was a large airstrike that targeted vendors in the market and caused damage to shops and citizens’ homes.
A source in the Civil Defense in Sana’a told “Yemen Monitor” that vehicles belonging to the Civil Defense force moved to the popular market as fires spread, and there were “corpses” and destruction in the shops.
