Yemen's Houthi media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

Sanaa: Houthi media in Yemen said on Monday that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre in the movement s stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68...

Sanaa: Houthi media in Yemen said on Monday that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre in the movement's stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.

The US military has hammered Houthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider", seeking to end their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

On Sunday, the US said it had hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds including Houthi leaders.

Hours later, Houthi media said the latest barrage by US forces had hit a migrant detention centre.

"The civil defence has announced that 68 African migrants were killed and 47 others wounded in the US attack targeting a centre for illegal migrants in the city of Saada," the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV said.