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Aug242017
UN probes Yemen air raid as death toll 'rises to 41'
Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 11:38AM AL JAZEERA
The United Nations is investigating reports of a Saudi-led air attack on a hotel near Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, as the death toll rose to at least 41 people, including women and children.
Hussain Albukhaiti, an activist based in Sanaa, told Al Jazeera that at least 13 people were still missing on Thursday after the air raid a day earlier.
Houthi rebels were apparently the target of Wednesday's air raid, which hit Muntazah al-Shabab li-Rihla wa-Nawm - a popular hotel in Arhab district 35km north of the capital.
Almaseera, a television channel run by Houthis, who control Sanaa, confirmed the death toll.
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