Rocket directly hit parade participants • Evaluations: A group resigning from the Saudi coalition against the Houthis is responsible for the shooting
Yemen explosion scene // Photo: Reuters
Dozens of people killed and wounded in an attack during a military parade on Sunday in southern Yemen following a rocket launched at the participants in the march, held in a-Dale city in southern Yemen. Large forces of rescue teams and the Red Crescent evacuated casualties to nearby hospitals.
The Arab media quoted eyewitnesses as describing the scene of the attack as a scene of battle: "Dead bodies and parts of the body scattered everywhere, many wounded lying dying on the road, some of them unconscious. Injured blood-cries cried out for help, but the few rescue forces couldn't help the many injured. It was appalling, "he told El Arab, a resident of the town who witnessed the serious attack.
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Most of the casualties are reportedly from the ranks of local military forces supported by the UAE. Recently, disagreements surfaced in a coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Houthi rebels in Yemen affiliated with Iran. Because of the disagreement, the coalition led by the Saudis disbanded, and the UAE has declared its support for South Yemen separatists. According to some estimates, this is the group responsible for firing the missile.
These separatists have recently occupied vast territories in the southern state, taking over public buildings and government controlled by the Saudi government's legal forces supported by Saudi Arabia, and opposing UAE-supported separatists.