Iran condemns Saudi air raids on Yemeni prison

SANA'A - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sayyid Abbas Mousavi has condemned the Saudi deadly air raid against a prison in Yemen’s Dhamar, where prisoners of war were being kept.

In a statement on Sunday, Mousavi said the jail had been recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and its representatives had visited the place several times.

“The bombing of the place where prisoners of war were kept is the latest war crime committed by the Saudi-led coalition, and adds another page to the list of the crimes committed by the aggressors,” he said.

The spokesman expressed regret over the latest Saudi crime, and said, “These crimes are committed by those invading Yemen using weapons made by the US and some other Western countries.”

“The Yemeni people will definitely hold these countries accountable for and consider them complicit in these crimes,” he added.

The Head of Yemen’s National Committee for Prisoners Affairs Abdul Qader al-Mortada said that the targeted prison housed over 170 prisoners of war, most of whom were supposed to be released soon as part of a local exchange deal.