Pregnant Yemeni woman recounts Houthi sniper attack, loss of unborn child
A Yemeni woman in her fourth month of pregnancy was critically wounded by a Houthi sniper in southern Taiz, resulting in the loss of her unborn child.
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AIA Yemeni woman in her fourth month of pregnancy was critically wounded by a Houthi sniper's bullet to her spine in southern Taiz, leaving her in a life-threatening condition.
Speaking to Al Arabiya, the woman, Amal Kamal, said she was shot in the spine and later faced a medical decision to terminate her pregnancy in order to undergo surgery to remove the bullet.
She added that she and her family were trapped by Houthi forces for many hours without food or water, with no one able to rescue them. She questioned, "Why are we being shot at when we are unarmed and carry no weapons? May God hold them accountable."
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