More than 80 people were killed in a stampede in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, during a charity distribution of money. In addition, more than 300 injuries were reported in this event that took place in the Bab district.

At least “85 people died and more than 322 were injured” told a Houthi security official Appp. “There are women and children among the dead,” he added on condition of anonymity as he is not authorized to speak to the press. A medical source confirmed the balance.

A correspondent of the ep in Sanaa, controlled by the Houthis, said so the incident took place in a school where aid was distributed.

The security forces were deployed to the scene and prevented the passage of people approaching to look for their relatives.

The dead and injured were taken to nearby hospitals. and the people responsible for the charity distribution were taken into police custody, the Interior Ministry said in a statement from the Houthi news agency, Saba.

The authorities requested an investigation into the facts. The ministry did not give an exact balance, but noted that “dozens of people died as a result of a stampede during an arbitrary distribution of sums of money by some merchants”.