Ten children died and 28 were injured in what Yemeni locals and officials described as an airstrike on a school in northern Yemen by a U. S. - backed Saudi - led coalition. The aid group Doctors Without Borders confirmed receiving casualties at its medical facility in the area .
The children , according to local reports , were taking exams inside their classrooms . Gruesome images of
what appeared to be the bodies of the children have emerged on social- media sites.
Saturday ’s attack was the latest airstrike to hit Yemen since U. N. - backed peace talks collapsed a
week ago between the Western- and Saudi - backed government of Yemen and Shiite Houthi rebels , who
have seized the capital , Sanaa , and other regions.
Dozens, mostly civilians , have been killed across the country by the coalition, which dramatically stepped
up its air assault Tuesday after five months of relative calm .
In a twitter feed on Saturday , Doctors Without Borders wrote that the “ final number of injured
from Haydan school is 28 & 10 deaths . All between 8 - 15 years old # Saada # Yemen ”
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