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The '''October 2016 Sana'a funeral airstrike''' took place on the afternoon of 8 October 2016 when 155 people were killed and at least 525 more wounded when two airstrikes, about three to eight minutes apart, hit the packed Al Kubra hall in [[Sana'a]], [[Yemen]] during a funeral. The attack was the deadliest single bombing in the then-two year long [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni civil war]].<ref name=VICE48hourEsc/> The funeral was being held for the father of former interior minister [[Jalal al-Rowaishan]]. Sana'a mayor Abdel Qader Hilal was reportedly among those killed.<ref>{{cit web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/saudis-probe-heinous-airstrike-that-kills-140-mourners-in-yemen-10611122|title=Saudis probe 'heinous' airstrike that kills 140 mourners in Yemen|publisher=Sky News|date=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/top-military-brass-among-those-killed-yemen-funeral-strike-official-1308385510|title=Top military brass among those killed in Yemen funeral strike|publisher=Middle East Eye|date=12 October 2016}}</ref> The Saudi-led coalition initially denied responsibility but then took responsibility and put the blame on information given by the Yemeni government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yemen funeral hall attack 'kills 82'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37598413|website=bbc.com|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ghobari|first1=Mohammed|title=Attack on mourners in Yemen kills 82: acting health minister|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-airstrike-idUSKCN1280OR|website=reuters.com|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
The [[United Nations]] alleged that the Saudi-led coalition had violated international humanitarian law<ref name="reuters.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-saudi-un-idUSKCN12K2F1|title=Saudi coalition violated law with Yemen funeral strike: U.N. monitors|date=2016-10-20|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-25|language=en}}</ref> because the bombing was a 'double tap' attack, or a type of airstrike where the first bombing is followed by a second one soon after, with the aim of targeting the wounded, aid workers, and medical personnel tending to them. The UN report said: "The second air strike, which occurred three to eight minutes after the first air strike, almost certainly resulted in more casualties to the already wounded and the first responders." Saudi Foreign Minister [[Adel al-Jubeir]] said that his government was being careful to abide by humanitarian law
[[Human Rights Watch]] identified the munitions used in the airstrike as 500 pound laser-guided bombs manufactured by the [[United States]], and called on the U.S. to suspend arms sales to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="/author/catherine_thorbecke 2016">{{cite web | author=/author/catherine_thorbecke | title=US-Made Bomb Used in Airstrike on Funeral in Yemen, HRW Says | website=ABC News | date=2016-10-13 | url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-made-bomb-airstrike-funeral-yemen-human-rights/story?id=42776844 | access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>
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