What we know
What we know: Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 20, Houthis say
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- Airstrikes hit a market in southwestern Yemen on Friday, killing at least 20 people, according to a Houthi official
- A Houthi health ministry spokesperson said 15 people were also wounded in the airstrikes
- The market was in al-Waziyah in the province of Taiz
- The spokesperson blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the airstrikes
- Local authorities in Taiz acknowledged an attack on a busy market killed and wounded people, without providing a toll
- Taiz authorities blamed the Houthis and said no airstrikes were carried out in the area
What we don’t know yet
- The actual death and injury toll from the Taiz authorities was not detailed
- The AP couldn't immediately independently verify the claims of responsibility
- Responsibility for the attack is disputed between Houthi officials and Taiz authorities
Open questions
- Who actually carried out the attack on the market?
- What is the confirmed death and injury toll?
- Why do Houthi and Taiz authorities give conflicting accounts of the incident?
- Will the death toll rise as the Houthi spokesperson predicted?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.