Houthi missile strike on Yemen training camp kills at least 50
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At least 50 Yemeni government personnel were killed on Monday when Houthi forces struck a security training camp in southern Shabwa province, according to military and provincial officials.
Officials said three ballistic missiles hit the al-Alam camp while recruits for a new rapid-intervention force were assembled for training. The provincial government reported about 200 people wounded, while Shabwa deputy governor Fahad al-Khalifi told AFP that more than 100 were injured, some critically. Local hospitals were overwhelmed, and some of the most seriously wounded were transferred to other provinces.
Casualty figures rose during the day. Provincial authorities cited by the Associated Press and Reuters put the death toll at 53, while earlier government and medical accounts reported at least 18 deaths. Reuters-verified video from Shabwa showed injured people and bodies at the site.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for targeting the camp. Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, ordered authorities to respond firmly, according to the government-run Saba news agency.
The attack came amid renewed fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition. Separately, a government office said Houthi shelling killed three civilians and injured five others in Taiz province.
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