SANAA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's dominant Houthi-run government strongly condemned a U.S. raid on southern Yemeni province of Baida at dawn on Sunday that killed more than 30 people, mostly children and women, Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported.
"The National Salvation Government strongly condemned the big crime that committed by the U.S. marines on the residents of Qaifa town in Baida Province," Saba quoted a spokesman of the Houthi-run government as saying in a statement late Sunday.
"This crime is a form of state terrorism practised by the United States under the pretext of fighting terrorism," the spokesman said on condition of anonymity.
At least nine women and six children, including the eight-year-old daughter of former al-Qaida leader Anwar Al-Awlaqi, were killed in the U.S. raid on the village of Yakla within the Walad Rabie district in the town of Qaifa.
About 10 al-Qaida militants were also killed in the raid, according to local sources.
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