What the records say
- When
- 21 Jan 2022
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 87
- Coordinates
- 16.93° N, 43.73° E
- Description
- 2022 Airstrike in Yemen
- Injured
- 266
2022 Saada prison airstrike
Coalition attack in Yemen
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.
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