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Saudi Arabia has unofficially accepted the fact that one of its coalition aircraft was behind a recent deadly bombing at a funeral in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, UK media reported on Tuesday.
On Saturday, an airstrike hit the funeral ceremony in Sana’a. The attack claimed at least 140 lives leaving over 500 of people injured. The Saudi-led Arab coalition denied allegations that it was involved in the incident.
According to The BBC, Saudi Arabia approved the UK request to participate in the investigation of the incident. Investigators will determine whether the airstrike was a pilot’s personal decision or an order of the command.
The broadcaster reported, citing a Saudi official, that there would be no official statement unless the probe is over.
Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the regime headed by Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Houthi revolutionaries since 2014. The Houthis are backed by army units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Since March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at the request of Hadi. In August, the United Nations said that more than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Yemen since March 2015.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
