Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition denied Tuesday that its warplanes were behind the bombing of a wedding in southwestern Yemen in which 131 people were killed.
“The coalition did not conduct any air strikes in the area over the past three days,” coalition spokesman Brigadier-General Ahmad Al Assiri told journalists, referring to the deadly bombing Monday near the Red Sea city of Mokha.
“This is completely false,” said Al Assiri. “The coalition always acknowledges its mistakes if committed.
"It is untrue to blame the coalition for each blast that happens in Yemen."
The coalition were calling for an independent investigation into the incident.
”We can prove by satellite that we did not fly over that zone,” a coalition source said.
This still image taken from video shot on Monday, September 28 shows destruction to buildings after an air strike hit a wedding party in Al Wahga, a village near the strategic Strait of Bab Al Mandab, Yemen.
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