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Saudi-led airstrikes hit detention centre in Dhamar, kill 60

Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels hit a detention centre in the southwestern province of Dhamar today, killing at least 60 and injuring an equal number of people. <br />'' <br />'' The rebels' health ministry said, the air strikes targeted a university in the city of Dhamar, which the Houthis use as a detention centre. <br />'' <br />'' Dhamar is located around 100 kilometres, south of the capital Sanaa. The centre is one of the dozens of detention centres run by the Houthis in areas under their control in the conflict-weary country.<br />'' <br />'' The strike occurred as Sweden's foreign minister was holding talks in Jordan, part of her attempt to relaunch talks between President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government and the Houthis and break the war's long stalemate.<br />''   <br />'' The Saudi-led coalition said it had hit a Houthi military facility used as storages for drones and missiles in Dhamar, in accordance with international humanitarian law. It said all precautionary measures were taken to protect civilians.<br />''  <br />

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