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Incident : JO_0039
An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Ministry of Information building in Sanaa on May 16, 2019
Thu May 16 2019Sanaa
Summary:
Several sources on news sites, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Ministry of Information building with several airstrikes that caused significant damage to the building in the capital, Sana'a. In addition, several video news reports were circulated on Facebook and YouTube about the targeting, showing the destruction from inside and outside the building, as well as a crater resulting from the airstrike inside the building. A number of interviews were conducted with several eyewitness, where of them claiming that the airstrikes took place on a holiday and did not cause any human casualties.
Alleged perpetrator:
Saudi-led coalition
Area of control:
Houthis Rebel movement
Delivery method:
Air strike
Weapons used:
Air strike
Casualties:
False
Direct hit:
True
Double tap:
false
Multiple targeted strikes:
false
Remote location:
true
Established pre-conflict:
Observations:
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