Saudi Arabia has said it ‘regretted’ an air strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital Sana’a that killed 142 mourners.<br /><br /> However, the kingdom stopped short of admitting it carried out the attack.<br /><br /> Thousands in Yemen protest airstrike that hit funeral hall and killed more than 140 https://t.co/f7H6bI9koy pic.twitter.com/Yg5ENiMurj— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 10, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> Saturday’s carnage, one of the deadliest since the Saudi-led coalition began military operations in March 2015, brought a terse response from the United States and the UN.<br /><br /> Air strike on #Yemen funeral kills at least 82https://t.co/e4QXfGsE7t pic.twitter.com/rzzOokoFFx— TRT World (@trtworld) October 8, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon made the following statement:<br />“Saturday’s funeral bombing was a heartless attack on civilians and an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law.Initial reports from the site indicate that this too was a coalition attack. Excuses ring hollow given the pattern of violence throughout the conflict. Parties cannot hide behind the fog of this war.”<br /><br /> The Houthi rebel group backed by Iran, which the Saudi’s are trying to remove, retaliated by firing a missile at the Taif military air base some 40 km for the holy city of Mecca. <br /><br /> In Sana’a people took to the streets to demand an international inquiry into the attack.<br /><br /> The Saudi’s have lunched a coalition probe.<br />
