Sanaa, September 30 (RHC)-- The United Nations has confirmed that over 130 people were killed in a Saudi airstrike on a wedding ceremony in Yemen.  The strike killed at least 135 civilians, including many women and children, the UN said on Tuesday. 

“This may be the single deadliest incident since the start of the conflict,” UN human rights agency spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters.  

On Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned similar airstrikes in the village of Wahijah, outside of the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Yemen.  “The secretary general expresses his deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and a swift recovery to those injured,” said a UN statement. 

“The secretary general has consistently stated that there is no military solution to the conflict in Yemen. Its continuation will only bring more human suffering and destruction.” 

The UN confirmation of the deadly attack on civilians comes as Saudi Arabia had denied that its warplanes bombed the wedding ceremony.  Saudi military spokesman Brigadier-General Ahmed al-Assiri said on Tuesday that the airstrike accusation was “completely false." 

Human rights watchdogs have repeatedly criticized Saudi aerial bombardment of Yemen, saying they have struck areas without any military targets.