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Iran has strongly condemned the killing of civilians in a village in southwestern Yemen as a "blatant crime against humanity."
"This crime is indicative of the frustration of Saudi-affiliated forces," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday.
The Iranian official added that the attacks against the people and their killing in-Sarari village in Yemen’s Taiz Province amounted to "genocide" and "war crimes."
Qassemi also warned Saudi Arabia against pursuing warmongering, saying the Riyadh policy to support and nurture Takfiri terrorism "will drag the regime into a quagmire."
A Yemeni local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that Saudi-backed mercenaries burned to death 50 Yemeni civilians in the Yemeni village.
The Saudi-backed hirelings also destroyed more than 50 houses after looting them in the village, and arrested 38 people, including women and children, according to the official.
The Saudi-backed forces also fired several rockets at Sarari homes overnight.
On Wednesday, the United Nations called for a humanitarian truce in Taiz Province amid heavy fighting in the embattled region.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Jamie McGoldrick expressed alarm at increasing bloodshed in the province, particularly Sarari area, and urged all warring sides to agree immediately to a "humanitarian pause" to protect civilians.
He also called for cooperation with humanitarian agencies to help treat and evacuate the wounded and deliver much-needed medicine to the embattled region.
Qassemi described terrorism as a threat to regional and global peace, and urged real international fight against the scourge.
The Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack that was initially described as a double bombing.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
