Horrible incident in aid distribution: They died in front of the cameras
At least 78 people were reported killed and more than 150 injured during the stampede during the distribution of monetary aid in the Houthi-controlled city of Sana’a.
Hundreds of people flocked to the school when they heard that a Sana’a businessman would be distributing a grant of $9 (TL175) per person in a school due to Ramadan. Although there was a stampede in the distribution of money, the terrible event was also reflected in the cameras that took pictures during the distribution.
An eyewitness said Houthi fighters opened fire into the air to disperse the rapidly growing crowd, and there was a stampede in panic caused by the explosion on the power line. It was reported that among the dead were women and children.
The victims’ sneakers remained at the scene.
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On the other hand, Abdulhalik al-Aceri, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Sana’a, said that the aid work in question was carried out without coordination with the Interior Ministry, for which two businessmen were arrested. Aceri noted that an investigation was launched after Sana’s security forces moved into the region.
In the country, which is the scene of a civil war, the capital Sanaa has been under the control of Houthi rebels since 2015. While more than 150,000 people have lost their lives in the civil war, an estimated 23 million people are in need of aid. food. (AGENCIES)