Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say [View all]

Source: BBC

At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group's TV channel says.

Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically, when the centre in Saada province was bombed. It posted graphic footage showing multiple bodies covered in the rubble of a destroyed building.

A US defence official said the US military's Central Command was aware of the claims of civilian casualties.

The strike came hours after Central Command announced its forces had hit more than 800 targets since President Donald Trump ordered an intensification of the air campaign against the Houthis on 15 March.

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The Houthis aren't a reliable source, but people are taking this as possibly real. Migrants, mostly Somali or Ethiopian, are going to Yemen with the hope of crossing into Saudi Arabia and finding work there. Which is an indication of how desperate they are - enter a war zone to get to the other side for a job.