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UK defends Saudi arms links amid UN allegations over Yemen
Striking civilian: United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick speaks to a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan
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Striking civilian: United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick speaks to a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. The Saudi-led military coalition carried out a series of airstrikes across Yemen Friday, killing dozens and striking an ambulance for a hospital supported by the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders, according to Yemeni officials, rebel media and a statement by the charity. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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span class="inline inline-center">Striking civilian: United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick speaks to a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. The Saudi-led military coalition carried out a series of airstrikes across Yemen Friday, killing dozens and striking an ambulance for a hospital supported by the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders, according to Yemeni officials, rebel media and a statement by the charity. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Britain's political opposition says the government should stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia until it investigates United Nations claims that civilians in Yemen are being targeted by a Saudi-led coalition.
Labour Party foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn said Thursday that there should be an investigation into whether Britain "is implementing its own arms control rules."
Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest buyer of British weapons, and U.K. military officials are advising Saudi forces.
This week, a U.N. report alleged "widespread and systematic" targeting of civilian areas in Yemen.
Middle East Minister Tobias Ellwood told lawmakers that the report's authors relied on satellite technology and didn't go to Yemen.
But he said the government took the report "very seriously" and would go through the allegations "with a fine-toothed comb." (ags)
