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Incident : BRI_00373

An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Al-Sadah Bridge in the Ibb governorate on August 24, 2016

Wed Aug 24 2016Ibb 44.42234 || 14.123827
Summary:

Several videos of a news report claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Al-Sadah Bridge, which connects Al-Sada and Al-Nadra districts, with two airstrikes, which led to the killing of a civilian, where the destruction of the bridge can be seen where there are two craters due to the shelling and a gathering a large number of people standing on the bridge can be seen, the complete bridge shows where the location of the targeting can be seen. A number of citizens were interviewed, according to the report. A large number of civilians living in neighboring houses were forced to flee as a result of the targeting. Sources on news sites claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the bridge with two airstrikes that destroyed it and killed a citizen who was passing by. Sources on Twitter and Facebook claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Al-Sadda Bridge with two airstrikes, which resulted in the death of one person and that the deceased person was a handicap. Pictures were circulated showing the destruction on the bridge and a picture of the deceased was also circulated, according to the sources.

Weapons Used:

Air Strick

Observations:
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