Saudi Warplanes Bomb Peaceful Rally of 100,000 in Sana’a
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Saudi warplanes on Saturday struck a rally in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, where people had gathered to support the Supreme Political Council.
The strike resulted in an "unknown number of casualties" according to AP, although eyewitnesses said that at least three civilians were martyred and dozens were wounded.
The Supreme Political Council is a coalition between the Ansarullah revolutionary movement and the General People's Congress party, led by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The council was formed after talks in Kuwait ended inconclusively between Ansarullah and the Saudi-backed delegation loyal to Yemen's Abed Rabboh Mansour Hadi, the president who has resigned and fled the capital.
The airstrikes were apparently meant to disperse the huge crowd.
During the demonstration in Sana'a, the protesters denounced the legitimacy of the Hadi administration. They waved Yemen's flags and chanted slogans such as, "We will sacrifice our souls and blood for the sake of Yemen."
The demonstrators also carried placards with messages that read in Arabic, "Reforms are the most efficient popular force in the face of enemies."
Nearly 10,000 people have been martyred in Yemen since late March 2015, when the regime in Riyadh launched its deadly campaign against the impoverished country in an attempt to crush Ansarullah revolutionaries and restore Hadi.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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