Endangering the Media
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Incident : JO_0042

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.

Sat Oct 08 2016Sanaa
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

Established pre-conflict:

Observations:

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