Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen food factory, killing 14 civilians

Since the Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against the Houthis, the war has claimed 9,000 lives, displaced about 2.4 million people and pushed the Arab world’s already impoverished country to the verge of famine.

The bombing of the factory — located in western Sanaa — is one of series of air strikes that rocked the capital and at least five other provinces, presumably on suspected rebel positions such as barracks housing Houthis and their allies, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s forces.

According to medics and the factory official, a large hangar used by the al-Aqel food company in Sanaa was hit in one of the overnight air strikes.