Saudi-led airstrike kills 29 children on school trip in Yemen
More than 40 people have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen.
Most of those killed were children under the age of 15.
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Well Mark… The International Committee of the Red Cross said the children were on a field trip when their bus was struck at a market in Dahyan, in the northern province of Saada.
The Houthi-controlled health ministry said nearly 30 children were killed.
The overall death toll is said to be at least 43, with more than 60 others injured.
The Western-backed alliance fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said its actions were legitimate, insisting it never deliberately targets civilians.
It said the air strike was aimed at missile launchers used to attack the southern Saudi city of Jizan on Wednesday, where a Yemeni civilian was killed.
The alliance also accused the Houthis of using children as human shields.
A spokesman for the Houthis said the coalition showed "clear disregard for civilian life" by targeting a crowded public place.
The United Nations has called for all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to engage in peace talks.
Most of those killed were children under the age of 15.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what's the latest?
Well Mark… The International Committee of the Red Cross said the children were on a field trip when their bus was struck at a market in Dahyan, in the northern province of Saada.
The Houthi-controlled health ministry said nearly 30 children were killed.
The overall death toll is said to be at least 43, with more than 60 others injured.
The Western-backed alliance fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said its actions were legitimate, insisting it never deliberately targets civilians.
It said the air strike was aimed at missile launchers used to attack the southern Saudi city of Jizan on Wednesday, where a Yemeni civilian was killed.
The alliance also accused the Houthis of using children as human shields.
A spokesman for the Houthis said the coalition showed "clear disregard for civilian life" by targeting a crowded public place.
The United Nations has called for all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen to engage in peace talks.