AIRSTRIKES kill over 70 in detention camp, people in the dark with internet cut off

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OVER 70 people were reportedly killed while more than 130 injured in an airstrikes in detention camp in Yemen on Friday.

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It was reported by CNN that the airstrikes has cut off the entire internet connection.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the Saudi-led coalition continued to ramp up its deadly offensive on rebels in the war-torn nation.

Another airstrike early Friday hit a telecommunications building in the strategic port city of Hodeidah, causing a nationwide internet blackout, according to NetBlocks, an organization that tracks network disruptions. At least three children were killed in that attack, Save the Children said.

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The Norwegian Refugee Council said the internet blackout, which was still ongoing as of Friday evening, would affect aid delivery.

The Iran-back Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the strikes. CNN has reached out to the coalition for comment.

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