The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 18, 2016 U.N.: U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Airstrike on Yemen Market Killed 119 ----------------------------------------------------------------- In news from Yemen, the United Nations said at least 119 people were killed in a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led airstrike on a market Tuesday-three times the previously reported death toll from the attack. The strike hit a crowded market in the northwest. At least 22 children were killed in the strike. Topics:Yemen .