Yemen-based Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV said that a US attack on a detention centre holding African migrants in the northern province of Saada has killed 30 people, another 50 were wounded and have been transferred to the hospital for treatment, reports Al Jazeera.
The prison housed 115 inmates. Most of their injuries are critical.
Yemen’s official Saba agency, citing a security source, said there are dozens of victims and that rescue teams have been putting out a fire caused by the bombing.
There was no immediate comment from the US military.
The US Central Command issued a statement before news of the strike broke, seeking to defend its policy of offering no specific details of its extensive bombing campaign.
“To preserve operational security, we have intentionally limited disclosing details of our ongoing or future operations,” CENTCOM said. “We are very deliberate in our operational approach, but will not reveal specifics about what we’ve done or what we will do.”
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