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Incident : JO_0030
An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted a residential neighborhood located on east of the Al-Jarf district in Sana'a, killing the Al-Masirah TV cameraman Bilal Muhammad Sharif Al-Din on September 17, 2015
Thu Sep 17 2015Sanaa
Summary:
Several sources on news sites, Twitter and Facebook claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Eastern Jarf neighborhood in the city of Sanaa with two airstrikes, which led to the killing of the journalist and photographer Bilal Muhammad Sharif al-Din, the cameraman of the Al-Masirah satellite channel, while he was in the neighborhood to photograph the victims of the first airstrike. He was killed in the second airstrike. Some sources also claimed that the journalist had died as a result of his injury.
Alleged perpetrator:
Saudi-led coalition
Area of control:
Houthis Rebel movement
Delivery method:
Air strike
Weapons used:
Air strike
Casualties:
True
Direct hit:
False
Double tap:
true
Multiple targeted strikes:
false
Remote location:
true