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Heavy Bombardment, Explosions in Sanaa’s Faj Attan District

Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and a coalition of Arab nations pounded Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on Monday evening, according to reports on social media. Local sources said that the bombardment targeted a military base in Sanaa’s Faj Attan district. Photos shared by local sources on Twitter show the skies of Sanaa lit up by massive explosions. It was unclear whether a weapons stockpile was targeted in the attack.

Saudi Arabia announced on March 25 that it would launch a military intervention to counter the advance of the rebels in Yemen’s south. Credit: YouTube/Hisham Omeisy