Yemen's deputy speaker of parliament has suspended his membership over a government attack south of the country in which dozens of civilians were killed.
Last Thursday, at least 63 civilians, including some 28 children, were killed in airstrikes which the government claimed to be aimed at uprooting an al-Qaeda cell operative in the southern province of Abyan.
"It is regrettable to take the lives of our children like this", said Ali Muhammad Al-Shadadi, calling on Sana'a to clarify the civilian deaths in the southern country, Yemen Post reported.
Shadadi announced his decision after Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad Al-Alimi failed to appear in the parliament to answer questions over the operation.
The parliament has approved to summon Al-Alimi and the Minister of Defense over the incident.
Al-Alimi vowed to present a report on al-Qaeda threats in the county on Wednesday.
The government, however, requested for another day to present a "comprehensive report on the last developments on al-Qaeda threats in Yemen," Yemen News Agency SABA reported.
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