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Yemen: Saudis’ air strikes create ‘lake of blood’
140 dead, 500-plus injured in murderous assault on funeral

THE Saudi-led invasion coalition outdid its previous atrocities in Yemen on Saturday when it massacred at least 140 mourners at a state funeral.

Victims were blown to pieces or burnt alive in horrific scenes at the service for Sheikh Ali al-Rawishan, father of Interior Minister Galal al-Rawishan, in the capital Sanaa’s Great Hall. At least 525 people were injured.

Rescuer Murad Tawfiq said: “The place has been turned into a lake of blood.”

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