Yemen prison death toll rises to 23 as Houthi rebel clashes with Saudi-backed forces escalate
Rescuers in Yemen pulled more bodies from the rubble Wednesday of a prison run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that was hit in a deadly airstrike earlier this week, as an escalation between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition threatened Yemen's fragile ceasefire.
TL;DR
- Rescuers continued to pull bodies from the rubble of a Yemeni prison.
- The prison was hit by a deadly airstrike earlier this week.
- The airstrike was carried out by a Saudi-led coalition on a prison run by Houthi rebels.
- Escalation between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition threatens Yemen's ceasefire.