The Houthi militia, which is backed by Iran, said the attack was an American strike. The U.S. Defense Department said it was assessing the claims and took them seriously.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels alleged an American airstrike killed at least 68 people and injured scores more in a detention center holding African migrants in northern Yemen on Monday, one of the deadliest attacks in the six-week-long U.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The US military had no immediate comment.