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Incident : JO_0052

An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Transmission Center of Al Hudaydah Radio station in the city of Al-Marawah, the television communication towers and the Sabafon communication towers in Jabal Al-Darb in Al-Hudaydah on November 9, 2015.

Mon Nov 09 2015Hudaydah
Summary:

Several sources on news sites, on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the Al-Hudaydah radio station, located in the city of Al-Marawah, with three airstrikes, causing material damage to the station. The sources also claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted with four airstrikes the terrestrial television broadcasting transmitters and the Saba Phone communication network towers in Jabal al-Darb near the Bajil district, causing severe damage. In a video report on YouTube, it showed in several footages the destruction resulting from the targeting, and an interview was conducted with the supervisor of the Al-Hudaydah Radio station.

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:

true

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

Observations:

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