An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Grand hall in the capital, Sana'a, which wounded nine media professionals on October 8, 2016.
Summary:
Several sources on news websites claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the funeral hall during a funeral ceremony of the father of Interior Minister Khaled Al-Ruwaishan in the capital, Sana'a, with two airstrikes, separated by several minutes, which resulted in the killing of a number of people and the injury of a number of people, including nine media professionals: Nasser Al-Rawaishan - writer and blogger, Sami Abdel Dayem - cameraman for Al-Iman channel, Muhammad Al-Maori - Press Secretary to the Minister of the Interior, Hashem Al-Shami - cameraman for Al-Masirah TV channel, Fuad Al-Harazi - photographer for Al-Thawra newspaper, Abdul-Sattar Al-Jabri - Editor, Muhammad Muqbel Al-Hakimi - Editor, Muhammad Al-Mahjri - correspondent for Yemen TV in Rima Governorate, Nasser Ahmad Al-Rimi - writer.
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