14 dead in Saudi-led strikes on Yemen factory

Factory director Abdullah al-Aqel gave a higher toll of 16 killed and 10 wounded


Afp August 09, 2016
People look at the wreckage of a car at the site of the a car bomb attack that killed the governor of Yemen's southern port city of Aden. PHOTO: AFP

SANAA: Saudi-led coalition air strikes on a food factory in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa killed 14 workers on Tuesday, medics said.

Factory director Abdullah al-Aqel gave a higher toll of 16 killed and 10 wounded, adding that all the victims were workers.

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The Al-Aqel factory, which makes potato chips and is near a military equipment maintenance centre targeted in the raids, was struck during working hours, he added.

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