Stampede at aid center kills at least 80 in Yemen's capital
STORY: Stampede at aid center kills at least 80 in Yemen's capital
DATELINE: April 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of stampede in Sanaa
2. various of Houthi officials visiting injured people
3. various of injured people at the hospital
STORYLINE:
At least 80 people were killed and more than 220 others injured in a stampede Wednesday at an aid center in the Bab Al-Yemen area of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, according to the Houthi-run health authority.
Anis Al-Subaihi, the official spokesman for the Houthi health authority, confirmed the incident to Xinhua, saying that medical teams immediately responded and transferred the injured to several hospitals in the capital for treatment.
The Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that the interior ministry of the group claimed the disaster was caused by a stampede during the random distribution of cash by local merchants, without organization or collaboration with the ministry.
Abdul Khaliq Al-Ajri, spokesman for the mini
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