Saudi Arabia: An air strike by Saudi led coalition has killed at least 10 civilians in Yemen’s Marib province who were part of a wedding procession, media reports said.
Quoting witnesses and health officials, dawn reported that the a wedding procession in east of Yemen’s capital was struck leaving 10 women dead.
The air strike took place on Sunday and targeted women as they marched to a village in Maarib province.
“They said the bride was among the women, but it was not immediately clear whether she was wounded,” reports said..
according to the dawn, It’s a tradition in rural Yemen for the bride’s female friends and relatives to escort her to the wedding ceremony, where the groom awaits.The local official, speaking from Marib east of Sanaa, said the civilians were in a vehicle in the Hreib Karameesh district when it was hit overnight by the air strike.
