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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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