ADEN, Feb 17 (NNN-SABA) – Four civilians were killed on Sunday, as a roadside bomb exploded, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said.
“An explosion caused by an explosive device, hit a civilian vehicle travelling along the main road in Al Khawkhah district, south of Hodeidah,” the local military official said, on condition of anonymity.
A family of four civilians died immediately in the bombing, that destroyed their vehicle, the source added.
A medical source at a local field hospital confirmed receiving the bodies of four victims and two injured women.
“The dead civilians were a man, his wife and two of his children, one of whom was a 10-day-old baby,” the medical source said, also on condition of anonymity.
Yemen’s government forces accused the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of being behind the roadside bombing.
As the main Yemeni port city, along the coast of the Red Sea, Hodeidah is the key lifeline entry of most of Yemen’s commercial imports and humanitarian aid.
The Iran-allied Houthi rebels control much of Hodeidah, while the Saudi-backed government troops advanced on the southeastern districts of the strategic port city.– NNN-SABA
