UN secretary-general condemns airstrikes on Yemen prison

Author: AFP/APP

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left at least 70 dead at a prison and disrupted telecommunications.
Guterres “reminds all parties that attacks directed against civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited by international humanitarian law,” the UN said in a statement.

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