Dahyan air strike
On 9 August 2018, Saudi Arabian expeditionary aircraft bombed a civilian school bus passing through a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada Governorate, Yemen, near the border with Saudi Arabia. At least 40 children were killed, all under 15 years old and most under age 10. Sources disagree on the exact number of deaths, but they estimate that the air strike killed about 51 people.
| Dahyan air strike قصف ضحيان | |
|---|---|
| Part of Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | |
| Location | Dahyan, Sa'dah governorate, Yemen |
| Coordinates | 17°03′54″N 43°36′01″E |
| Date | 9 August 2018 |
| Target | Civilian school bus |
Attack type | Airstike |
| Deaths | At least 51 people (per Houthi's Health Ministry) |
| Injured | At least 48 (per the Red Cross) At least 79 people (per Houthi's Health Ministry) |
| Perpetrators | Royal Saudi Air Force |
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