20 killed in Saudi-led airstrike on fish market in Yemen
Sanaa, Aug 3: At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured on Thursday when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a popular fish market in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a medical official told Xinhua.
The market is just about five meters away from the main gate of the al-Thawra Hospital, the official said by telephone on condition of anonymity.
"At least 20 were confirmed killed in an initial toll and up to 50 others wounded in the airstrike," said the official.
Many bodies and injured people were still trapped inside the market as the rescue teams could not reach the other side of the market because of the continuing air and sea bombardments, he added.
The attack was the latest in a series of airstrikes launched by the coalition against Houthi targets in Yemen.
Last week, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike killed at least five people of a family in the country's northern province of Saada.
The impoverished Arab country has been locked in a civil war since the Houthi rebels overran much of Yemen militarily and seized all northern provinces in 2014, including the capital Sanaa.
Saudi Arabia has led an Arab military coalition to intervene in the Yemen war since 2015 to support the government of exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
More than 10,000 Yemenis, mostly civilians, have been killed in the war, and about 3 million have been displaced.
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Shooter involved in firing at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's house held after encounter in Faridabad
Faridabad, Aug 22 (PTI): A shooter involved in firing outside YouTuber and Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav's house in Gurugram was arrested after a brief encounter near Faridpur village here early Friday, police said.
The accused, Ishant Gandhi alias Ishu, is a resident of Faridabad. He was shot in the leg and has been hospitalised, they said.
According to police, Gandhi was intercepted by a crime branch team from Sector 30, Faridabad, around 4.30 am while he was riding a motorcycle. When signalled to stop, he allegedly tried to flee and opened fire at the team, they said.
In retaliation, police fired at his feet, injuring him, after which he was arrested.
"Gandhi was one of the shooters who fired at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's house in Gurugram on August 17. He is admitted to the hospital and we will interrogate him after he is discharged," said Mukesh Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Faridabad.
According to police, CCTV camera footage captured Gandhi firing during the incident.
Three bike-borne attackers sprayed over two dozen rounds outside Yadav’s residence in Gurugram's Sector 57 on August 17. Yadav was not at home when the incident took place around 5.30 am.
‘Bhau gang’ claimed responsibility for the attack, accusing Yadav of promoting a betting app, said police.
