A Saudi-led airstrike killed dozens of Yemeni kids. Could the world have stopped it?
The pictures show bloodied children crawling on a road in Yemen. More lie motionless in the dirt and dust behind them.
In video from a local hospital, doctors receive dozens of bodies wrapped in white sheets. Those lucky enough to have survived the airstrike are treated for their injuries. Some of the small figures are still wearing their backpacks.
The images show the aftermath of a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition airstrike in northern Yemen on Thursday. It left more than 50 people dead — mostly children traveling on a bus coming home from summer camp, according to the U.N.
News of the bombing reverberated around the world, and focused attention on the three-year war. It also raised the question: In the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis, what can be done to protect Yemen's most vulnerable?
The calls for action were almost immediate.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-saudi-led-airstrike-killed-dozens-of-yemeni-kids-could-the-world-have-stopped-it/ar-BBLOL04?li=BBnb7Kz