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Yemen: 75 new recruits killed in Houthi missile strike laid to rest

Africanews21 October 2026, 15:28 UTCYemen

A mass funeral was held Wednesday for 75 new recruits killed earlier this week in a Houthi missile strike in southern Yemen that was the deadliest attack since the resurgence of fighting in the Yemen civil war over the summer.

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