Saada prison airstrike

Saada prison airstrike
Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
LocationSaada, Yemen
Date21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)
TargetPrison in Saada
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths87+[1][2]
Injured266[3]
PerpetratorsSaudi-led coalition

On 21 January 2022, according to news sources a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on a prison in Saada, Yemen, killing at least 87 people. The coalition denied targeting the center.

  1. ^ "Over 100 killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Yemen: at least three children among more than 60 killed as airstrikes down internet across the country". Save the Children International. 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Yemen: Unjustifiable Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills at least 82 people and injures hundreds". doctorswithoutborders.org. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.