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Yemen conflict: Wedding attack death toll rises to 130
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- 29 September, 2015
- 11:46
Baku. 29 September. REPORT.AZ/ The death toll from a suspected air strike on a wedding party in Yemen on Monday has risen to at least 131, Report informs referring to BBC, the United Nations and local medics say.
Missiles reportedly hit two tents in a village near the Red Sea port of Mocha, where a man linked to the Houthi rebel movement was celebrating his marriage.
But the Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the rebels for six months denied responsibility for the attack.
The UN condemned "the disregard shown by all sides for human life" in Yemen.
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