Yemeni officials report at least 20 killed in Shabwa camp strike

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Casualty accounts differ; military spokesman confirms attack

A missile attack on al-Alam camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province killed at least 20 soldiers and wounded at least 24 on October 19, military officials told AP. Reuters reported at least 18 deaths, citing four government and medical sources. These provisional accounts concern the same attack and must not be added together. Military spokesman Col. Majed al-Nazili told AP that the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a training centre for police and security forces, but did not confirm casualties. Aden al-Ghad separately reported wounded soldiers arriving at Shabwa’s general hospital without providing a precise count.

Reuters: At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on Yemeni government military camp in Shabwa, sources say · Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 fighters · وصول جرحى القصف الحوثي على معسكر العلم إلى مستشفى الهيئة العام بشبوة