SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A stampede at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday resulted in dozens of people being killed or injured, Houthi officials said.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say a stampede at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen's capital resulted in dozens of people being killed or injured.
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.