The bomb that killed 40 Yemeni students was US

The bomb that fell on a student bus in Yemen, from a military coalition plane led by Saudi Arabia, was sold in Riyadh by the United States, according to reports based on the analysis of bomb debris, reports The Guardian.

The August 8th attack killed 40 boys between the ages of 6 and 11 who were on a school trip. 11 adults also died, and local authorities said about 79 people were injured, including 59 children. CNN reported that the weapon was a 227kg laser bomb built by Lockheed Martin, one of the thousands sold to Saudi Arabia.

The Gulf Kingdom is the largest consumer of the American and British arms industry. The United States also supports the coalition with intelligence information.

Bellingcats' portal has identified the bomb fragments, based on photos and videos made immediately after the bombing, coming from a laser version bomb from Mk-82 called GBU-12 Paveway II. Bellingcat has been following the shipment of the bomb to Saudi Arabia, approved by the State Department in 2015 during Obama's administration.

However, the Bellingcat report draws attention that the bomb fragments have not been photographed where they fell but were collected together, leaving the possibility that this was done deliberately. CNN says he worked with Yemeni journalists and gun experts to identify the bomb himself. /Periscopi