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At least 29 children killed in strike on Yemen bus

A man transports a child to a hospital after he was wounded in a reported air strike in Saada on August 9, 2018. [AFP]

An attack on a bus at a market in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children Thursday, the Red Cross said, as the Saudi-led coalition faced a growing outcry over the strike.

The coalition said it had carried out a "legitimate military action", targeting a bus in response to a deadly missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by Huthi rebels.

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