Yemen: One killed, 8 injured in Al Houthi missile attack on Ma’rib market

Iran-backed militia targets busy sheep market in latest attack

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File picture: Al Houthi rebels chant slogans during rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 22, 2020.
File picture: Al Houthi rebels chant slogans during rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 22, 2020.
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Abu Dhabi: A civilian was killed and eight others wounded by shrapnel from a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on Tuesday at a popular market in Ma’rib, Yemen.

A medical source told the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) the missile exploded in a sheep market east of the city. The injured included an African migrant.The source indicated that the terrorist militia continues to bombar residential neighbourhoods and popular markets in the city, endangering the lives of more than two million civilians.

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