7 killed, 40 injured in Yemen market strike; Govt says houthi camp targeted

Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry said a strike on shops at Mawiya junction in Taiz killed seven people and injured 40, including children. The internationally recognised government said its forces had targeted a Houthi camp and vehicles at the site, where sources said militants had recently set up a base.

In Short

• The Houthi-run health ministry reported casualties from Sunday's Mawiya junction blast
• Among the wounded were children, according to the ministry statement
• The internationally recognised government later said its forces hit military vehicles

Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry said seven people were killed and 40 injured, including children, in a strike on shops at a market in the Mawiya junction in Taiz province on Sunday.

Later, Yemen's internationally recognised government said its forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same junction.

Three military sources within the Yemeni government told Reuters that Houthi militants had recently established a military camp near the market.

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