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At least 78 people have been killed and dozens more hurt during a stampede in Yemen’s capital city after a crowd of people gathered at an event to receive financial aid were spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion, according to officials from the Houthi rebel group.
The deadly crush took place in Old City in the center of Sanaa late Wednesday night after hundreds of poor citizens gathered for the distribution at a school, which was informally organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
Two witnesses, Abdel-Rahman Ahmed and Yahia Mohsen, told the Associated Press that armed Houthis had fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control. One of the bullets struck an electrical wire, causing it to explode and sending people — including many women and children — running for their lives.
