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Incident : BRI_00551

An alleged attack by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Al-Namsa Bridge in Sa'ada governorate on August 27, 2017

Sun Aug 27 2017Sa'ada 43.551403 || 17.17569
Summary:

Several sources on news sites, Twitter and Facebook, claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Al-Namsa Bridge in the Al-Jawama area, Majz District, Sa'ada Governorate with three airstrikes, and according to one of the sources on news sites, this led to the complete destruction of the bridge and went out of service. Where one of the sources on Facebook claimed that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted the bridge with two airstrikes and then returned and targeted it with a third raid that led to the complete destruction of the bridge, and went out of service. According to the claim of other sources on Facebook as well, that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes destroyed the bridge because the Houthi movement used it to transport military vehicles in Sa'ada, northern Yemen.

Weapons Used:

Air Strick

Observations:
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Attacks on Access. Systematic Targeting of Bridges in Yemen

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