Pictured: The aftermath of a Saudi-led airstrike that killed at least 11 children and injured 54 people after metal workshop near schools was targeted

• Some 54 people have been wounded and eleven schoolgirls killed by explosion
• Houthi rebels blame an airstike by the Saudi-led coalition on the blast in Yemen
• Targeted metal workshop in Sanaa was destroyed and nearby schools damaged 
• Pictures show pupils in schools which are littered with abandoned bags and hats
• Photographs also show adults and children at a rally day which was held in Sanaa

Chilling pictures show the aftermath of a what is believed to be a Saudi-led airstrike which killed at least 11 children and injured 54 people. 

A total of 54 people in Sanaa, Yemen, were wounded with eleven children in nearby schools pronounced dead after a metal workshop exploded.

There was no immediate comment from the coalition, which has been at war with the Iran-aligned rebels since 2015. 

Pictures show children searching for their bags in schools which were abandoned as they escaped the blast.

Pictures show children walking around deserted schools which are littered by bags and hats, abandoned as pupils ran for their lives.

Children and adults are also seen on the streets of Sanaa at a rally day held to appeal for the war to end.

Officials revealed it is not known what caused the blast but Houthi rebels, who have controlled the capital since 2014, blame an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition.

Pictures show the aftermath of a what is believed to be a Saudi-led airstrike which killed at least 11 children and injured 54 people.

Children and adults are also seen on the streets of Sanaa at a rally day holding placards and banners

Officials revealed it is not known what caused the blast but Houthi rebels, who have controlled the capital since 2014, blame an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition.

 Yemenis gather outside a school a day after a Saudi-led airstrike hit the neighbourhood in Sanaa

According to reports, at least 11 Yemeni schoolgirls and two men have been killed and another 95 wounded, mostly schoolchildren.  A Yemeni schoolgirl and her brother are pictured as they look for her schoolbag

Yemenis are seen during a rally in Sanaa following the airstrike which caused an explosion at a metal factory

Hats and bags are pictured strewn across the floor at a school in Sanaa 

There was no immediate comment from the coalition, which has been at war with the Iran-aligned rebels since 2015. Yemeni schoolgirls  are seen looking at bags following the airstrike

A Yemeni schoolboy reacts after his sister was allegedly killed in an alleged Saudi-led airstrike

Officials revealed it is not known what caused the blast but Houthi rebels, who have controlled the capital since 2014, blame an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition. 

The area has been sealed off after the blast destroyed the metal workshop and damaged nearby schools. 

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity after they were told not to brief media. 

Yemenis gather around a wounded schoolgirl. There was no immediate comment from the coalition, which has been at war with the Iran-aligned rebels since 2015

A Yemeni man receives treatment at a hospital. The area has been sealed off after the blast destroyed the metal workshop and damaged nearby schools

Wounded Yemeni schoolgirl lies on a bed as she receives treatment at a hospital

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