BFF-22 Air strikes hit Yemen capital: rebels, witnesses

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Air strikes hit Yemen capital: rebels, witnesses

SANAA, May 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Warplanes struck the rebel-held Yemeni capital Thursday two days after the insurgents claimed drone strikes that shut a key oil pipeline in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the rebels and witnesses said.

One witness told AFP he heard a loud explosion in the heart of Sanaa. The rebels’ Al-Masirah television blamed “aircraft of the (Saudi-led) aggression”.

A Saudi-led coalition has waged a bloody war against the Yemeni rebels since March 2015 that has been accompanied by frequent air strikes.

BSS/AFP/AU/12:35 hrs