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News ID: 52166
Publish Date : 23 April 2018 - 22:07

Iran Condemns ‘Barbaric’ Saudi Airstrike in Yemen


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned a "barbaric” Saudi airstrike that killed dozens of civilians at a wedding ceremony in a village in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah on Sunday.
Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi described the escalation of Saudi airstrikes on civilians in Yemen’s residential areas as a "sign of frustration and failure of the aggressors” that have attacked Yemen. Bombing Yemen’s residential areas, targeting civilians, and blocking delivery of humanitarian assistance amount to the violation of humanitarian law, he said, calling on the UN to accelerate efforts to end the aggression on Yemen and protect civilian lives.