(Reuters)In September 2015, a suspected coalition air strike killed at least 131 civilians at a wedding near the Red Sea city of Mokha. In a statement to AFP, the Saudi-led coalition said it had no operations at the location and “other causes” for the incident must be considered. People carry the body of man killed in what witnesses said was an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition aircraft on mourners at a hall in Sanaa. More than 6,700 people -- most of them civilians -- have been killed in Yemen since the coalition intervened in support of Hadi, according to the United Nations. Civilian toll climbsThe coalition has come under mounting international criticism in recent months over the civilian death toll in its aerial campaign.

Source: Hindustan Times October 09, 2016 03:46 UTC