[An Nahar] Eight women and a child were killed in an overnight air raid on a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital Sanaa, medics said Thursday.At least 10 more women were reported maimed in the raid, which hit the women's reception area at a funeral in Arhab district, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Sanaa.
Medics dispatched to the incident identified the bombing site as the residence of Mohammed Al Nakii in the village of Shiraa.
Houthis, who control the capital, accused a Saudi-backed coalition of carrying out the strike.
A coalition spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
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A post on the Huthi-run saba.ye news website late Wednesday gave an initial toll of six women killed and 10 maimed.
Casualties were transported to hospitals in Sanaa.
Soddys probing Sanaa air raid reports
The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Thursday that it was investigating media reports about an air raid near the Yemeni capital Sana’a.
“We are aware of media reports that Houthi rebels are claiming that Yemeni civilians were killed in an air raid overnight near Sana’a,” the Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen said in a statement.
“There has been fighting between Yemeni armed forces and rebels in this area in recent days,” it said.
“We are investigating the reports and will release further information when we have it,” the statement added.
The Houthis have carried out rocket strikes on Saudi Arabia and engaged in firefights along the border since the start of the coalition campaign in support of Yemen’s legitimacy.
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that it had intercepted another missile fired by the insurgents at its territory.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported the missile had been headed for the city of Khamis Mushait, about 100 kilometers from the Yemeni border.