Norwegian aid group slams deadly Saudi airstrike on Yemeni capital

An international aid group has condemned Saudi Arabia's latest airstrikes on Yemen which it said targeted regions close to homes of its staff in the capital city.

“The Norwegian Refugee Council is appalled by Saudi-led coalition strikes on a highly-populated business district in Sana’a earlier today. We abhor the ongoing use of violence to intimidate civilian populations under the guise of efforts to protect them. Yemeni people are not collateral. Adherence to the laws of war is not optional," said the aid group in a statement released on Monday.

The Yemeni Ministry of Health also slammed the deadly airstrikes which were carried out on the presidential palace in Sana'a.

The ministry further called on the international community to slam Saudi Arabia's deadly attacks and put pressure on kingdom to halt its war crimes against its impoverished neighbor.

Earlier in the day, at least half a dozen civilians were been killed and dozens more wounded after two airstrikes carried out by warplanes of a Saudi-led military coalition hit the office of the presidency in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a.     

Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing its correspondent in the scene, reported that Saudi fighter jets launched at least two airstrikes against the building, situated in the packed district of Tahrir, killing at least six civilians, including a child, and wounded 86 others, including school children.

Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing its correspondent in the scene, reported on Monday that Saudi fighter jets launched at least two airstrikes against the building, situated in the packed district of Tahrir, killing at least six civilians, including a child, and wounded 86 others, including school children.

In one of the deadliest air raids against Yemeni people, Saudi warplanes last month hit a wedding ceremony in Hajjah several times, killing almost 50 people and wounding 55 more. Saudi jets also carried out raids on ambulances transporting the casualties to local hospitals.  

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