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|fatalities= 143–155 civilians<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/08/middleeast/yemen-airstrikes/index.html|title=US: No blank check for Saudi Arabia in Yemen|first=Ray |last=Sanchez|publisher=CNN|
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{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqP6CSJHxQc Video of the second strike], provided by [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]].}}
{{Campaignbox Yemeni Crisis}}
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>{{cite 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|
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; however, it stated that its strike on the funeral hall was based on "incorrect information" given to them by the Yemeni government and that it had been carried out without authorization.<ref name="reuters.com"/><ref name="Editorial 2016">{{cite web | last=Editorial | first=Reuters | title=Saudi coalition attacked Yemen funeral based on wrong information: inv | website=U.S. | date=2016-10-15 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-saudi/saudi-coalition-attack-on-yemen-funeral-based-on-bad-information-investigator-idUSKBN12F090 | access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>
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===Domestic===
Thousands of Yemenis marched in the capital city on 9 October to protest the air raid and show solidarity to the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37603795|title=Yemenis protest after funeral hall attack|date=9 October 2016|
===International===
* {{flag|United Nations}} - Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] called the attack an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law and calling for a full inquiry with consequences for those found culpable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/18-photos-125-killed-525-injured-saudi-massacre-yemen/|title=18+ Photos: Over 125 killed, 525 injured by Saudi massacre in Yemen|first=Paul|last=Antonopoulos|date=9 October 2016|
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} - After initially denying it was involved, the country later admitted it had ordered the airstrikes and expressed its deep regret of the attack in the letter from its United Nations mission to the [[U.N. Security Council]]. It promised to release the results of its own investigation into the strike and claimed it was careful to abide by international humanitarian law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-to-investigate-yemen-funeral-bombing-1476115743|title=Saudi Arabia to Investigate Yemen Funeral Bombing|first1=Ahmed Al Omran in|last1=Riyadh|first2=Asa Fitch in|last2=Dubai|date=10 October 2016|
* {{flag|United States of America}} - Despite its alliance with Saudi Arabia, the US condemned the attack. White House National Security Spokesman Ned Price said the country had launched an "immediate review" of its already reduced support for the coalition. "US security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check," he said, adding the US was "prepared to adjust our support so as to better align with US principles, values and interests, including achieving an immediate and durable end to Yemen's tragic conflict".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37598413|title=Yemen funeral hall attack 'kills scores'|date=2016-10-09|access-date=2019-09-25|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} - The British government said the bombing was "shocking" but that, unlike the US government, it would not be carrying out a review of British support for the Saudi-led coalition.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/10/britain-stands-behind-saudi-air-campaign-in-yemen-even-as-strike/|title=Britain stands behind Saudi air campaign in Yemen even as strike on funeral prompts US to review its support|last=Sanchez|first=Raf|date=2016-10-10|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-09-25|last2=Hope|first2=Christopher|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> A Foreign Office spokeswoman said that Britain was content for the coalition to carry out its own investigation into its actions. "They have the best insight into their own military procedures and will be able to conduct the most thorough and conclusive investigations," she said.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>
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