20 killed, 40 wounded in air raid on Yemen wedding: medics

AFP  |  Sanaa 

At least 20 people were killed and 40 others wounded in an air raid on a wedding party in Yemen, rescue teams said today.

Huthi rebels who control most of northern blamed the Sunday attack on a Saudi-led Arab coalition that backs the country's government.

Rescue teams told AFP the wedding was being held in the Huthi-controlled Bani Qais area of province, north of Sanaa, when jets carried out the raid.

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First Published: Mon, April 23 2018. 14:55 IST