Four civilians killed, eight wounded in Houthi mortar shell east of Taiz

English - Monday 01 July 2019 الساعة 11:23 am
Taiz – NewsYemen.net

 

Four civilians were killed and eight others wounded in the Houthi artillery bombardment on Sunday evening, east of Taiz city, central Yemen.

 

A local source told NewsYemen that the Houthi militias stationed in al-Hawban hills targeted civilians' gathering who were received relief aid in She'ab al-Dubba neighborhood east of Taiz. 

 

The Houthi mortar's shell killed four civilians, including a child, and injured eight others, some of them seriously injured, the injured were rushed to al-Thawra General Hospital, according to the source. 

 

It is worth to mention it that Iranian backed Houthi militias targeted civilians' gatherings and residential neighborhoods days after their skirmishes with the forces of the National Army in the eastern and northern areas of Taiz city.