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Yemen Rebel Strike on Mosque Kills at Least 22

At least 22 people were killed in a Huthi rebel missile strike on a mosque south of the strategic Yemeni city of Marib, officials said on Monday.

"Twenty-two people, including children, were killed and 19 others were injured in a Huthi missile attack on a mosque... in Al-Jawba district" on Sunday night, a pro-government military official told AFP.

Yemen's Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said on Twitter that 29 people were killed in the attack.

Source: Agence France Presse


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