Saudi-led coalition, which was blamed for the strikes, has promised to investigate the incident it described as 'regrettable and painful.'
Geneva: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for a swift and independent probe into the air raid that killed more than 140 people at a funeral in Yemen, demanding the perpetrators face justice.
-"The Secretary-General condemns the attack on an event hall,-" said a statement from Ban's office. -"Any deliberate attack against civilians is utterly unacceptable.-"
The Saudi-led coalition, which is fighting rebels in Yemen and has been blamed for the Saturday strikes, has promised to investigate the incident it described as -"regrettable and painful-".
Ban said the probe must be -"prompt and impartial.-"
-"Those responsible for the attack must be brought to justice,-" he added.
Ban's statement said that the attack was -"said to have been airstrikes by the coalition-", but the UN leader did not directly assign blame.
The attack, one of the deadliest since the coalition launched a military campaign against Yemen-backed Huthi rebels in March last year, also wounded more than 525 people, according to the UN.
