(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Sudan's embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa has come under "friendly fire" from Saudi-led warplanes, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry has said.
The ministry said in a Monday statement that its diplomatic mission had come under "indirect" fire during airstrikes that targeted positions held by Yemen's Shiite Houthi group.
No casualties were reported.
According to the statement, no staff members were present in the embassy when the strikes occurred.
Since late last month, Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies € including Sudan € have been pounding Houthi positions across Yemen.
Riyadh says its anti-Houthi campaign is in response to appeals by Yemen's embattled president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, for help against the Houthis, who overran capital Sanaa almost six months ago.
The Houthis, for their part, denounce the offensive as an unwarranted "Saudi-American onslaught" on Yemen.
Some Gulf States accuse Shiite Iran of supporting Yemen's Houthi insurgency.
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