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At least 13 people, including schoolchildren, were killed after Saudi-led coalition air raids struck a residential area in Yemen's capital on Sunday.
Seven children were among those killed in the attack that hit an area close to a school, Youssef al-Hadrii, a spokesman for Yemen’s health ministry said.
The health officials said more than 110 people were also wounded in the air raids.
"Everyone was hysterical, some were crying and shouting in panic," said Fatehiya Kahlani, principal of Al-Raei school. "The situation was horrible as the school population is 2,100."
"Some girl students were killed and others were wounded and are in a hospital as a result of the missile strike. The school building was destroyed too."
"'We suddenly heard a fighter jet while we were at school. We then heard the first strike. We remained calm. Then came the second strike and then the third, which was the strongest of them all," said Ali Ahmed, a wounded student.
"The building was damaged and we were injured by broken glass. As the fourth airstrike came in, we panicked and ran home."
Footage shared online showed a large crowd of screaming students at the school watching in horror as plumes of smoke filled the air.
The coalition said its jets had allegedly struck a military camp in the Sana’a suburb of Sawan, although it failed to provide casualty figures.
The Saudi-led coalition - with the logistical and political backing of the US - have unleashed a brutal air campaign on Yemeni areas since March 2015.
It was added to a UN blacklist in 2017 for the killing and maiming of children.
The Saudi-led coalition has regularly targeted schools, hospitals, wedding parties and even funerals, prompting international uproar - though little has been done to hold it to account.
It has been targeting the war-torn country since 2015, killing tens of thousands of people and pushing Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, to the brink of famine.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
