Sanaa - More than 80 civilians were killed when an air raid blasted a makeshift camp of displaced people in northern Yemen, witnesses said on Thursday, as the army pursued its offensive on Shi'a rebels.
One witness told reporters by telephone that most of those killed in Wednesday's raid were women and children.
A "warplane targeted displaced families who had gathered under trees in the area of Adi," in Amran province, the scene of heavy fighting between the army and the rebels, the witness said.
Another witness told AFP "at least 87 were killed" in the attack, which was acknowledged by a Yemeni official.
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"The jet fighter targeted Huthi (rebels) who were firing (while hiding) among the displaced people," the official told AFP, while declining to comment on the death toll.
A rebel statement condemned the attack, accusing the Sanaa government of committing a massacre.
"The bloodthirsty authorities have committed a new massacre," the statement said.
It said that at noon on Wednesday MiG warplanes had targeted people gathering along the Barata road, close to Adi village near Harf Sufyan, which lies on the route linking Saada to the capital.
"Dozens were killed and the bodies were blown away by the impact of the strike," the statement said. - AFP
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