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2024 bombing in al-Bayda, Yemen
On 19 March 2024, Houthi militants in Yemen blew up a house in the city of Radda, the capital of al-Bayda governorate, killing at least 12 people, nine of which were from the same family.
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On 19 March 2024, Houthi militants in Yemen blew up a house in the city of Radda, the capital of al-Bayda governorate, killing at least 12 people, nine of which were from the same family.
A day before the attack, two Houthi fighters were killed in an ambush allegedly set up by the house's owner, Ibrahim al-Zalei. Local media reported that the Houthi attack targeted the homes of the Al-Naqus and Al-Zayla’i families in retaliation for the killing of two Houthi members, who were allegedly shot by a member of the latter family the previous Sunday.
Houthis besieged the house and its surroundings in the district of Radea, in the Bayda early Tuesday, before booby-trapping the house and blowing it up, causing severe damage to neighboring buildings. They also carried out a campaign of house raids and widespread arrests of citizens.
The Musawa Organization for Rights and Liberties stated that the bombing resulted in the collapse of 8 neighboring buildings. They also stated that this assault left nine dead and nine others wounded from the same family.
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