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| Many dead in north Yemen air raid | Many dead in north Yemen air raid |
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| More than 80 people have been killed in an air raid on a camp for displaced people in northern Yemen, reports say. | More than 80 people have been killed in an air raid on a camp for displaced people in northern Yemen, reports say. |
| According to witnesses, many of those killed in the raid - which took place near the border with Saudi Arabia - were women, children and old people. | According to witnesses, many of those killed in the raid - which took place near the border with Saudi Arabia - were women, children and old people. |
| Government forces have been trying to contain a growing insurgency by Shia rebels from the Zaydi sect in the area. | |
| Fighting has intensified since the Yemeni army launched an operation targeting the rebels in mid-August. | Fighting has intensified since the Yemeni army launched an operation targeting the rebels in mid-August. |
| One witness told AFP news agency the attack happened as displaced families gathered beneath trees in the Adi area, in Amran province. | |
| An official said that the rebels had been shooting from area ahead of the attack, which reports say happened on Wednesday. | |
| "The jet fighter targeted rebels who were firing while hiding among the displaced people," said the official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity. |