Air Strikes Near Houthi Checkpoint Kill 35 in Yemen

Air Strikes Near Houthi Checkpoint Kill 35 in Yemen
People gather at the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Arhab area, around 20 kilometres (13 miles) north of Sanaa, Yemen August 23, 2017. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah
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DUBAI—At least 35 people were killed in air strikes that hit a small hotel near a Houthi-run checkpoint north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a local medic and Houthi’s television station.

The roof of the hotel collapsed, leaving at least two bodies dangling from the building, said a witness in the Arhab area, about 20 km (13 miles) from Sanaa.

The report said the attack hit a small hotel but made no direct reference to civilian casualties or fighters.

People gather at the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Arhab area, around 20 kilometres (13 miles) north of Sanaa, Yemen August 23, 2017. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
People gather at the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Arhab area, around 20 kilometres (13 miles) north of Sanaa, Yemen August 23, 2017. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah