SANAA, YEMEN - Seventeen civilians were killed in an attack in a market in Yemen's northern Saada governorate, the United Nations said, the third deadly assault on the same location in just over a month. The U.N. said 12 Ethiopian migrants were among the 17 civilians killed in the incident on Tuesday at the al-Raqw market in Saada governorate, a Huthi rebel stronghold. An attack on al-Raqw market on November 22 killed 10 civilians, again including Ethiopian nationals, and just days later, at least another 10 civilians were killed and 22 wounded in a second such incident. The U.N. says 89 civilians have either been killed or wounded in the attacks on the market. Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been killed and millions displaced since March 2015, when the Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen's conflict.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2019 14:37 UTC