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Incident : JO_0003

An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Hudaydah governorate near the Hays district, Killing Abdullah Abdel Fattah Al-Muntaser, Al-Sahat TV cameraman, and the Ibb Radio radio. on August 2, 2018

Thu Feb 08 2018Hudaydah
Summary:

Several sources on news sites and social media claimed the death of Abdullah Abdel Fattah Al-Muntasir, working as a cameraman for Al-Sahat satellite TV channel and as radio director for Ibb Radio station, as a result of an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition’s warplane on Al-Hudaydah governorate near Hays’s district. Abdullah Abdel Fattah Al-Muntasir was covering the clashes between the forces affiliated with the Ansar Allah movement “Houthis” and the National Army, and the Popular Resistance Committees.

Alleged perpetrator:

Saudi-led coalition

Area of control:

Disputed areas

Delivery method:

Air strike

Weapons used:

Air strike

Casualties:

True

Direct hit:

Unknown

Double tap:

false

Multiple targeted strikes:

false

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

Observations: