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Eight killed in reported strike on Yemen's port city of Mokha, military official says

A military official from Yemen's internationally recognised government said the Friday, 14 August attack killed eight people, including two security personnel.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 14, 2026, 5:36 p.m. ETWritten Aug 16, 2026, 2:41 a.m. ET
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people were killed in a strike on the port of , , on Friday, 14 August 2026, according to . The official said two of the dead were security personnel. The same official attributed the strike to the Houthis. . Officials have not released the identities of those killed. No figure for the injured has been given, and no further detail about the circumstances has been made public. The account of the strike rests on the statement of the military official. This is a developing account and the casualty figure is an early one that may be revised.

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