Houthis, Aid Group: Death Toll From Prison Airstrike at 82

Houthis, Aid Group: Death Toll From Prison Airstrike at 82
A man walks on the collapsed roof of a detention center hit by air strikes, in Saada, Yemen, on Jan. 21, 2022. Naif Rahma/Reuters
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CAIRO—The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 82 detainees, the rebels and an aid group said Saturday. Internet access in the Arab world’s poorest country remained largely down.

The airstrike in northern Saada province Friday was part of an intense air and ground offensive that marked an escalation in Yemen’s yearslong civil war. The conflict pits the internationally recognized government, aided by the Saudi-led coalition, against the Iranian-backed rebels.