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How many died in the Taiz market strike, and who is to blame?
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A market in Taiz province was struck on Friday. The Houthis blame Saudi-led airstrikes, while Yemen's government says the Houthis fired a ballistic missile and that its forces carried out no airstrikes there. None of these claims has been independently verified, and the coalition has not commented.
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Houthi health officials put the toll at 30 people killed in the market, with eight others injured, and say the count could rise.
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That is up from an earlier Houthi count of 20 people. Rescue teams are still searching the rubble, and identification of remains is still under way, so the final toll is unsettled.
- Earlier Houthi count20 people
- Latest Houthi count (preliminary)30 people
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- Tgcom24Yemen, Houthi: “The death toll of the attack on the market in Taiz rises to 30 dead and eight injured”
- La RazónAt least 30 dead in an attack on a market in a disputed area of Yemen, according to the Houthis
- ANSA.itHouthi, “death toll of the attack on the market in Taiz rises to 30 dead and 8 injured”
- der StandardNumerous dead in attacks in Yemeni province Taiz
- newsORF.atYemen: Many dead in attack in Taiz province
- Notícias ao MinutoHouthis accuse Saudi Arabia of attack that caused 20 deaths in Taiz