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This video can not be played Unesco said the site "belongs to all humankind" UN heritage body Unesco has condemned destruction in "one of the world's oldest jewels" of Islamic culture in an apparent air strike in Yemen. The Old City of Sanaa, a World Heritage site, was hit in a raid on Fridaymorning which killed five people, residents and medics said.
Residents said it was the first direct hit on old Sanaa since the bombing of Houthi rebels started in late March.
The Saudi-led anti-rebel coalition has denied it carried out the bombing.
Unesco head Irina Bokova said, external she was "profoundly distressed".
Five people were killed in the pre-dawn bombing
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Historian Dan Cruickshank says the damage from the apparent raid is "absolutely heartbreaking"
She said the destruction in the oldest part of the capital Sanaa, which included three houses, would "only exacerbate the humanitarian situation".
"This heritage bears the soul of the Yemeni people [...]
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