Missile

Missile event in Amanat al Asimah, Aththaorah area, Yemen on Mon 26th April 2021

26th April 2021

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On 26 April 2021, one Saudi-led coalition airstrike targeted presumed Houthi positions by Sanaa-Sports City (Aththaorah, Amanat al Asimah). Some sources claimed that the areas were residential; others that the airstrike targeted a Houthi weapons' warehouse causing a series of explosions; and yet sources that the explosions were caused by a failed missile launch. The explosion also damaged the German Saudi hospital. No fatalities reported.

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Yemen (YEM)

Amanat al Asimah ( Aththaorah area )

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