Saada prison airstrike
2022 Airstrike in Yemen
On 21 January 2022, an airstrike hit a prison in Saada, Yemen. It killed at least 100 people and injured more than 200 others.[3][4][5]
| Saada prison airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and the Yemeni Civil War | |
| Location | Saada, Yemen |
| Date | 21 January 2022 |
| Target | Prison |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 87+[1] |
Injured | 266+[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates |
Fighter jets from the Saudi military coalition bombed a makeshift prison in Saada province, killing at least 87 prisoners. Those injured in the attack are still being rescued.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Over 100 killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". 22 January 2022.
- ↑ "Yemen: Saudi-led airstrike on rebel-run prison kills at least 60 and wounds 200". TheGuardian.com. 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Saudi-led coalition air raid on Yemen prison". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Scores killed in Yemen prison air strike carnage". BBC News. 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Explainer: What is the Yemen war?". DAWN.COM. 18 January 2022.
- ↑ Yee, Vivian (21 January 2022). "Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill Scores at a Prison in Yemen". The New York Times.
