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hello and welcome. the authorities in yemen say that about 80 people have been killed in a stampede at a school during a distribution of charity ahead of the muslim holiday of eid ul fitr. hundreds of people, including many children, had gathered to receive gifts of money in the charity event arranged by local businesses in the capital, sanaa. a video of the stampede, with some disturbing scenes, shows a crowd of people unable to move and many in distress. reports say houthi guards fired shots, causing people to panic and rush for the exit. two local businessmen who arranged the event have been detained. but houthi prime minister has sought to ensure that authorities are taking necessary action. translation: we are firstly checking on the injured and those who died. . all the relevant officials have proceeded with their legal duties to examine this unfortunate event and to find a serious solution for this to never happen again. this stampede is a huge tragedy. with more on th ....
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With more on this is heba bitarfrom bbc arabic. first we have to admit that it is very hard to know what exactly happened in yemen because it is very hard to get information from the people there because of the war that has been going for almost ten years. what we have seen from what the houthis an ounce and what people say to some agencies there, we have an idea of what exactly happened. first we have to say that in the last days of the holy month of ramadan, muslims must give donations to others before the celebrations of eid ul fitr, so all these hundreds of people gathered in this very narrow street leading to the back entrance of the school in sanaa to receive those donations from those local merchants. but some people are ....
A major prisoner swap has been taking place between the warring sides. the red cross says this is a chance to reunite hundreds of families blown apart by conflict. a glimmer of hope during the holy month of ramadan. but now, a new pain and a stampede that has claimed so many lives. simon jones, bbc news. heba bitarfrom bbc arabic is following the story for us. the pictures that we have been seeing of the crush ijust awful, and what was left, really distressing images. what is the very latest that you have been hearing from sanaa? irate latest that you have been hearing from sam? from sanaa? we heard from the houthis particularly, from sanaa? we heard from the houthis particularly, saying - from sanaa? we heard from the houthis particularly, saying thatj houthis particularly, saying that her committee had been formed to investigate the incident, and a houthi security official announced that three people have been detained ....