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Death toll from Tuesday’s Saudi strikes on Yemen market rises to 119

Thursday, 17 March 2016 9:48 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 17 March 2016 9:47 PM ]

The number of people killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a market in northern Yemen risen to 119. (AFP)

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