Missile attack on a wedding party in Yemen leaves at least 130 dead

Missiles reportedly hit two tents in a village near the Red Sea port of Mocha, where a wedding party was celebrating the marriage of a man who was linked to the Houthi rebel movement. The death toll in this suspected air strike in Yemen has gone up to at least 130.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 29 September 2015.

The Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the rebels for six months has denied responsibility for the attack while the UN has condemned "the disregard shown by all sides for human life" in Yemen. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has, once again, remarked that there was no military solution to the conflict and if allowed to continue, it would only result in more human suffering and destruction.
Till now, nearly 5,000 people, including 2,355 civilians, have been killed in air strikes and fighting on the ground since 26 March. This has happened when Houthi fighters and allied army units forced Yemen's internationally recognized president to flee the country.
Residents of the village of Wahijah, where the attack took place, have revealed that missiles fired by coalition warplanes tore into two tents at the wedding reception. This was confirmed by Yemeni security sources and a senior government official has admitted that it was "a mistake".
Initial reports indicated at least 40 people were killed, many of them women and children. However, the figure was late revised to 130 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR).
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