UN: Saudi Arabia Behind Attack On Refugee Boat Which Killed 42




Yemenis carry the bodies of refugees who died in a Saudi led attack on 18 March 2017 [Nth Eye Live/Facebook]

A report released by the United Nations blames the Saudi-led coalition for conducting a lethal raid killing 42 on a refugee boat, reported Al-Jazeera Arabic.

The attack helicopter assaulted a refugee boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen in March, killing 42 and injuring 34.

The UN report confirmed that the Saudi-led coalition were the only forces involved in the Yemen civil war to have helicopters.

“This civilian vessel was almost certainly attacked using a 7.62mm calibre weapon from an armed utility helicopter,” the UN report said.

The Saudi-led coalition entered the Yemen civil war to reinstate President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and to push back military advancements for the Iranian-backed Houthi group towards southern Yemen.

Read: Over 20m Yemenis in need of humanitarian aid

The Saudi coalition has been blamed for war crimes in Yemen due to indiscriminate targeting practices. In July the coalition killed 18 civilians – including 10 children and two women – in one week.

The UN says that over 8,000 people have been killed since the start of the war in March 2015 and over 46,000 wounded.


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One Response to “UN: Saudi Arabia Behind Attack On Refugee Boat Which Killed 42”

  1. Org says:

    Good Riddance.

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