Death toll rises to 91 from Yemen detention centre strike - Houthi minister


FILE PHOTO: View of the detention center that has recently been targeted by air strikes in Saada, Yemen, January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Naif Rahma

DUBAI (Reuters) - Air strikes last week on a detention centre https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/several-killed-air-strike-detention-centre-yemens-saada-reuters-witness-2022-01-21 in Yemen killed around 90 people and wounded more than 200, the Houthi administration's health minister said on Tuesday, providing an updated toll after rescue efforts concluded.

The United Nations said on Saturday that at least 60 people were killed in the attacks. Witnesses interviewed by Reuters described blasts hitting the centre, which was reduced to rubble, images show.

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