Rocket

Rocket event in Al Hudaydah, Ad Durayhimi area, Yemen on Mon 9th September 2019

9th September 2019

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On September 9, the explosion of a plastic factory which had been transformed by pro-Houthi forces into a weapons and explosives storage warehouse in Al-Za'afaran village in the south of Hodeidah Red Sea port city, western Yemen, reportedly killed 7 citizens and injured 20 others. The origin of the explosion however is unclear, pro-Houthi forces claiming that civilian casualties in the area are the result of anti-Houthi rocket shelling.

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Al Hudaydah ( Ad Durayhimi area )

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