# Yemen Schoolgirl Killed in Coalition Strike

> 14-year-old girl dies in Saudi-led airstrike near Sana’a school bus.
- Title: Yemen Schoolgirl Killed in Coalition Strike · Drop Site News
- Summary: 14-year-old girl dies in Saudi-led airstrike near Sana’a school bus. A 14-year-old Yemeni girl died after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus in…
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- Source: Drop Site News — https://dropsitenews.com/p/yemen-sanaa-saudi-coalition-airstrikes-ansarallah-schoolgirl
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- Published: 2026-10-08T20:04:45+00:00
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- Topics: yemen, sanaa, saudi coalition, ansarallah, schoolgirl, airstrike, houthi, yemen civil war, mokha, red sea, news, politics
## Schoolgirl killed in airstrike
14-year-old Athir al-Amri died after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus near Sana’a on October 5, 2026.

> She was planning to spend the holiday playing as all children do during school breaks
## Two classmates wounded
Two classmates were wounded, one gravely, in the Saudi-led coalition airstrike.
## Civil war context
Ansarallah seized Sana’a in 2014, with a Saudi-led coalition intervening in 2015.
## Escalation in July
Saudi airstrikes prevented an Iranian passenger plane from landing in Ansarallah-controlled Sana’a in July.
## Ansarallah blockade
Ansarallah declared a maritime blockade on Saudi-linked vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
## Saudi military offensive
Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes to retake territory from Ansarallah.
## Col. Turki Al-Maliki statement
Saudi-led coalition claims 100 fighter jets destroyed 324 high-value targets.
## 1,798 airstrikes
Coalition reported 1,798 airstrikes since escalation began, concentrated in Sana’a, Taiz, Marib, and Al-Jawf.
## Missiles strike Saudi airports
Ansarallah fired missiles at Abha and Riyadh airports, killing three and wounding dozens.

> terrorist attacks on civilians and civilian objects in the kingdom
## Key takeaway

A 14-year-old Yemeni girl died after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus in Sana’a on October 5, 2026.