Yemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 dead in US airstrike on prison
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6WXEM)
Alleged attack on facility holding African detainees raises fresh questions over US military operations in region
Yemen's Houthi rebels say 68 people have been killed and 47 injured in a US strike on a detention centre holding African migrants in the city of Saada.
The rebel group, which governs north-west Yemen, said the shelter was under the supervision of the International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross and targeting it constitutes a full-fledged war crime". The US military had no immediate comment.
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