Yemen tribe calls strike on funeral a ‘conspiracy’

The family and tribe whose members were killed when two missiles hit their funeral gathering days earlier have released a statement calling the bombing a “conspiracy.”

The statement released on behalf of al-Roweishan family and Kholan al-Tayel tribes by Sheikh Mohammed bin Mohammed Roweishan also called for calm until further investigations determine who was behind the attack.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting militias in Yemen said on Sunday it is ready to investigate together with the United States an air strike on a funeral ceremony in Sanaa that killed more than 140 people.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia have blamed the Arab coalition for the attack but Saudi Arabia has denied there was any Arab coalition role in a strike in Sanaa on Saturday.

The letter also criticized what the family saw as “inflammatory comments published by the ousted Saleh and Houthi militias in their attempt to integrate and invite the tribe in their insurgency.”

Courtesy: AlArbiya.net