The strike coincided with an attack on a prison in Saada in which at least 70 people were killed (File)
Sanaa, Yemen:
Internet services in Yemen returned on Tuesday for four days due to deadly coalition air strikes that marked a dramatic escalation in the Seven Years’ War.
Web monitor Netblox said internet was being “restored” in the country and AFP reporters in the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida told they were back online shortly after midnight.
“Connectivity collapsed following a series of deadly airstrikes. The incident severely limited independent media and human rights monitoring efforts,” Netblox said.
An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition targeting a telecommunications facility in Hodeida late on Thursday has been blamed for knocking down internet across the country. At least three children playing nearby died.
The strike coincided with an attack on a prison in rebel-held Saada in which at least 70 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. The Saudi-led coalition denied bombing the prison.
Emergency operations were hit by internet shutdowns following the attacks, where rescuers scoured the rubble for survivors and Sada’s hospital was overwhelmed.
They followed a deadly drone-and-missile attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels on the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, that threatened international condemnation and retaliation.
Two more rebel missiles were intercepted over the city on Monday. The UAE is part of a coalition fighting on behalf of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
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