SANA'A, June 04 (Saba) - Many people were killed by Riyadh's hirelings bombing in Taiz province, a military official said Saturday.

The hirelings bombed with artillery and mortar shells on the Military hospital in al-Jahmalia neighborhood and al-Abab al-Kaber Souk in al-Jomlah neighborhood in Taiz downtown causing dozens of killed and wounded civilians.

A farmer was also killed and five others injured due to exploding a bomblet of cluster bombs dropped by the Saudi aggression on Taiz, the official added.

The army and popular committees repulsed an attempt of the hirelings to advance towards Tha'abat and al-Jahmalia areas in Taiz. The hirelings have kidnapped citizens from their houses at al-Khayateen and Althawra School neighborhoods, the official said.

In Sana'a province, the hirelings struck, using medium weapons and missiles, areas of Mabda'a, Bani Bariq, al-Hawl, Wadi Malh and al-Tabah al-Hamra'a in Nihm district.

The Saudi warplanes waged two air raids on Usailan district of Shabwa province, however the army and popular committees destroyed a tank belong to the hirelings in al-Safra area in the same district.

In Jawf province, the Saudi warplanes waged an air raid on al-Ghail district, while the hirelings targeted houses in al-Moton district with artillery shells.

The hirelings in Mareb province pounded al-Makhdra area in Serwah district with Katyusha rockets.

According to the official, the Saudi war jets waged an air raid on Hodeida city, five raids on Mandaba area in Baqem district of Sa'ada province and two raids on al-Shurfa area in Najran province.

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