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Several dead following Houthi missile attack on Yemen's Marib

A Houthi statement on the strike contradicted a report by The Associated Press, which said a child was killed in the war-torn city.

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A tank is pictured at a position of Yemen's Saudi-backed government fighters near the front line facing Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country's northeastern province of Marib, on June 19, 2021. — AFP via Getty Images

Three people died on Tuesday following a missile strike on Yemen’s embattled city of Marib. The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels disagree on the details.

Houthi rebels fired two missiles that landed in the Rawdha neighborhood of Marib. Three people were killed, including a child. An additional 10 people, among them two children, were injured, The Associated Press reported, citing a local Yemeni government official.

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