UNESCO condemns Saudi Arabia for bombing 'oldest jewels' in Old Sanaa, Yemen - BBC News

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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 Friday

morning 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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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest sovereign state in the Middle East, the 2nd largest in

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What is Yemen?
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres (203,850 square miles). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres (1,200

miles). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and the Arabian Sea and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

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