{"id":287068,"date":"2025-04-21T20:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/u-s-airstrike-hits-yemeni-capital-killing-12-houthi-health-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:23:06","slug":"u-s-airstrike-hits-yemeni-capital-killing-12-houthi-health-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/u-s-airstrike-hits-yemeni-capital-killing-12-houthi-health-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital, Killing 12, Houthi Health Officials Say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An American airstrike hit a densely populated area of the Yemeni capital on Sunday, killing twelve people and injuring 30, according to the health ministry of the Houthi-led government. <\/p>\n

Two witnesses who live in the capital, Sana, said that the attack struck a neighborhood near the Old City, a densely populated Unesco world heritage site<\/a> that is filled with ancient towers. One witness, who identified himself only by his first name Yahya, said that a <\/span>bakery in the Farwah neighborhood had burned down, killing its owner, and that the damage to nearby homes had displaced many people. <\/p>\n

A man who identified himself as Yasir described seeing a large crater, and said that he could not imagine what the target could have been in a neighborhood which, he said, is inhabited by \u201csimple people,\u201d many of whom operate grocery stores and sell tobacco.<\/p>\n

Both men spoke on the condition of partial anonymity to avoid retribution. The Iran-backed Houthis have ruled northern Yemen with an iron fist since they ousted the internationally-recognized government in 2014. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n