Saudi-led airstrikes on Sanaa kill 90 in a single day

Published May 12th, 2015 - 01:27 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Monday against Yemen's capital city of Sanaa killed 90 people and wounded 300 others in a single day, reports Reuters.

Sources reported the casualties to Yemen's state news agency, Saba, and if confirmed the death toll would be among the highest in a single incident since the Arab nations began bombing Yemen over six weeks ago.

A five day ceasefire has been set to start this evening at 8pm GMT to allow humanitarian aid to reach those caught in the crossfire. 

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