A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi Arabia.<br /><br /> One strike targeted a Special Forces military base controlled by Houthi rebels. <br /><br /> Witnesses said many civilians were caught up in the blast.<br /><br /> The Saudi-led coalition began its air offensive last March to restore Yemen’s president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hardi to power.<br /><br /> Houthi rebels backed by Iran had been making sweeping gains across the country.<br /><br /> Earlier in the centre of the capital Saudi jets appeared deliberately to target a car believed to be carrying Houthi rebel leaders. T<br /><br /> Sunni Arab states see the Houthis as a proxy for projecting the power of Iran in the Arabian Peninsula.<br /><br /> Yemen’s exiled government in Saudi Arabia has said the Houthis must recognise its authority and vacate Yemen’s main cities before peace talks can begin.<br /><br /> Although the Saudis are leading the air strikes they are also sending in tonnes of much needed ai
