Helicopter attack kills 30 civilians

Saudi official denies coalition played any role in airstrikes in the area

Residents and medics said airstrikes by helicopters flying from Saudi Arabia killed 30 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, but Saudi authorities dismissed the accounts as "totally false".

Apache helicopters fired rockets at the village of Bani Zela in Hajjah province, 10 kilometers from the Saudi border, killing at least 25 civilians, including women and children, the residents and medics said.