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| Air strike 'kills 82' at Yemen funeral | Air strike 'kills 82' at Yemen funeral |
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| A Saudi-led coalition air strike has hit a funeral hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing 82 people according to officials. | A Saudi-led coalition air strike has hit a funeral hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing 82 people according to officials. |
| More than 500 people were injured, the rebel Houthi-run government said. | More than 500 people were injured, the rebel Houthi-run government said. |
| Coalition sources have denied the air strike to Reuters news agency. | |
| Houthi rebels are at war with the internationally-recognised Yemeni government, which is backed by a Saudi-led military alliance. | Houthi rebels are at war with the internationally-recognised Yemeni government, which is backed by a Saudi-led military alliance. |
| 'Lake of blood' | |
| The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had prepared 300 body bags. | The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had prepared 300 body bags. |
| Hundreds of body parts were found inside and outside the hall after the strike. | Hundreds of body parts were found inside and outside the hall after the strike. |
| One rescuer, Murad Tawfiq, described the scene as a "lake of blood", the Associated Press reports. | One rescuer, Murad Tawfiq, described the scene as a "lake of blood", the Associated Press reports. |
| Graphic photos circulating on social media show charred and mutilated bodies. | Graphic photos circulating on social media show charred and mutilated bodies. |
| The funeral was being held for the father of Houthi-appointed Interior Minister Galal al-Rawishan, an ally of the rebels and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. | The funeral was being held for the father of Houthi-appointed Interior Minister Galal al-Rawishan, an ally of the rebels and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. |
| A number of Houthi rebel military and security officials are believed to have been killed in the strike. | |
| BBC correspondents say their presence could explain why the funeral was targeted, though it's likely many civilians were also there. | |
| The government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is fighting both the Houthis and forces loyal to Mr Saleh. | |
| Thousand of civilians have been killed since the Saudi-led air campaign started last March, the UN's rights body says. | Thousand of civilians have been killed since the Saudi-led air campaign started last March, the UN's rights body says. |
| Nearly three million people have been displaced in Yemen, one of the region's poorest countries, since the war began in 2014. | |
| The Houthis took the capital then, forcing Mr Hadi's government to flee. |