Airstrikes kill at least 70, knock out internet in Yemen

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Airstrikes believed to have come from a coalition led by Saudi Arabia reportedly killed an estimated 70 people and injured at least 138 others Friday at a prison in northern Yemen.

The strike took place in Saada, a northern city near the country’s border with Saudi Arabia, Doctors Without Borders said. Another airstrike earlier Friday is believed to have hit a telecommunications facility in the city of Hodeida and cut off internet connection in most of the country, according to NetBlocks, which monitors global network disruptions.

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