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The UK has expressed “serious concern” over civilian deaths in the Yemen conflict in recent weeks.
The move came after the government faced criticism for selling arms to the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi revolutionaries in the war-torn country.
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition killed dozens of people in Yemen last month and was branded an apparent war crime by Human Rights Watch.
At least 51 people, including 40 children, were killed and 79 others, including 56 children, were wounded in the air strike which hit a bus in a busy market.
A UK government spokesman said on Sunday: "The Government expresses serious concern at the tragic loss of life in Yemen over the last month.
"In the first two weeks of August alone, over 400 Yemenis lost their lives, including young children, and many more continue to face egregious violations of their basic human rights.”
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
