Coalition Planes Hit Yemen Compound Holding Militant Suspects

Local Editor

Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement said aircraft of the Saudi-led Arab coalition bombed a security compound in the capital Sana’a where suspected al Qaeda militants and foreigners accused of spying, including Americans, are held.

The Saudi-led coalition has been conducting air raids against outposts and military facilities of the Houthis and forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh since March last year in a campaign to try to restore fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The Houthi group, in a statement carried by sabanews.net news agency, quoted a source at the country’s national security service as saying that coalition aircraft had caused a number of casualties among residents living in the vicinity of the compound that was bombed.

"This apparatus is not a military establishment but a security one concerned with fighting terrorism and to limit the spread of its organizations," sabanews.net quoted an official at the service as saying.

"He holds the aggression (the coalition) responsible for exposing those held there to danger, be it terrorist elements or those held for spying from Arab and foreign countries, including Americans," it added without giving any further details.

The coalition has made no comment on the report.

Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team