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August 3, 2018

Yemen: 55 Killed in U.S.-Backed Assault on Port City of Hodeidah
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In Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, bombers with the Saudi-led,
U.S.-supported coalition struck near the city's main public hospital
Thursday. Medics say the assault killed at least 55 people while
wounding 126 others. This is a survivor of the attack.

Survivor: "I was rescuing people when the second airstrike happened. Its
impact sent shrapnel flying into my face, making me bleed a little. I
couldn't feel my hand because of the shrapnel."

The latest civilian deaths came as the U.N. warned more than 8 million
Yemenis are now experiencing extreme hunger as a result of the ongoing
conflict, with millions more at risk of contracting cholera-as the
U.S.-backed war on Yemen has created the world's worst humanitarian
disaster.


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