Yemeni officials: Saudi-led airstrikes kill dozens in prison
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Yemeni officials say airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a detention center in the southwestern Dhamar province, killing at least 52 people. The officials say the airstrikes took place Sunday and targeted a university in the city of Dhamar, which the Houthi rebels use as a detention center.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief the media. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said many of the wounded, over 50, and dead were captured government fighters.
The Saudi-led coalition says it was targeting storage for drones and missiles. The Saudi-led coalition has been battling the rebels on behalf of an internationally recognized government since 2015 in a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
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