Rocket Hit Houthi Yemeni Government Hospital, 3 Civilians Killed

Rocket Hit Houthi Yemeni Government Hospital, 3 Civilians Killed

News Update-Sanaa, - Three civilians were killed in Yemen when rockets fired by Houthi rebels on a government hospital.

Hospital Authority Director General of Marib, Shawqi al-Sharjabi said as reported by AFP on Monday (04/04/2016), a rocket attack that also wounded 17 others.

A government official in Marib said the rockets were fired by Houthi rebels from the mountainous regions Haylan. He mentioned, a rocket attack on Sunday, April 3 pm also killed a doctor.

Yemen's pro-government forces backed coalition that Saudi Arabia has been fighting Houthi rebels for more than a year. Yemen's pro-government forces have regained most of the province of Marib east of the hands of the Houthi rebels and their allies.

But the Houthi rebels until now still control the northern and western region of Marib, which has been controlled by Houthis since September 2014. The province of Marib oil-rich region located east of the capital Sanaa. (N / U)