US condemned for supplying bombs to Saudis

Americans have taken to social media to condemn the US government for supplying the Saudis with bombs used to kill innocent children in Yemen.

According to reports, CNN on Friday confirmed that a bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition last week in an attack on a school bus in Yemen, which killed dozens of children, had been supplied by the US.

People from around the world concerned with the criminal activities going on in Yemen posted condemnations on social media on Saturday.

US actor Jim Carrey tweeted that Saudi Arabia is a US ally and that makes Washington an accomplice in the killing of 40 innocent children.

Weapons experts said on Friday that the bomb was a 227-kilogram laser-guided Mark 82 bomb.

They also noted that the numbers on the weapon identified major US military contractor Lockheed Martin as its maker.

Political consultant Peter Daou asked why the US was supplying bombs to slaughter children in Yemen.

The Saudi attack on a school bus in the town of Dhahyan on August 9 that killed a total of 51 people, among them 40 children, and left 79 others wounded, sparked outrage from international human rights groups and UN officials.

UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the attack and called for an “independent and prompt” probe into the air strike.

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