Death toll from strikes on Yemen market rises to 119: UN

Sanaa, Mar 17: The number of people killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a market in northern Yemen's Hajja province on Tuesday has risen to 119, a UN agency said.

The strikes saw 119 killed, including up to 22 children, and 47 injured, the UNICEF children's agency said in a statement.

Local health officials had previously reported 41 people killed.

AFP