After 51 people were killed in the attack on a bus carrying children in Sada north of Yemen, on August 9, Spain took action to halt the sale of the 400 precision laser-guided bomb to Saudis.

It was announced that the Ministry of Defense planned to stop selling the bombs, which had previously been contracted for sale, on the grounds that the bombs could be used in Yemen.

The statement said the 9.2 million euros paid for the bombs would be returned and that the agreement signed between Spain and the Saudis in January 2015 would be nullified.

The Defense Ministry said in a statement on August 16 that it would review weapon sale to Saudis on the grounds that laser-guided bombs could be used against civilians, as in the case of the attack on children's bus.

According to human rights organizations, last year, Spain sold arms to Saudis worth about 270 million euros. This figure has reached 900 million euros since 2015 when the war in Yemen began.

ILKHA