Eyewitnesses said that armed Houthis fired shots in the air in an attempt to control the crowd. The move sparked panic and people began stampeding, they added
At least 79 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Yemen's capital due to a stampede that broke out during a charity distribution, Huthi health officials told AFP on Thursday.
The crush took place in the Old City in the center of Sanaa when hundreds of poor people gathered at an event organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
The crush took place in the Old City in the center of Sanaa when hundreds of poor people gathered at an event organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
The stampede took place during the distribution of charitable donations by merchants in the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan..yemen. yemen stampede. sanaa stampede. Houthi movement. Houthi-controlled Ministry