Prison riot erupts in eastern Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — Riots have broken out in a government-run prison in Yemen’s eastern city of Mukalla.
Gunfire rang out Tuesday from the Central Prison of Mukalla, where more than 100 inmates had been transferred from a detention center run by the United Arab Emirates at the nearby Riyan airport. The Associated Press has documented rampant abuses at the Riyan detention center.
A detainee told the AP that at least 40 detainees have been on hunger strike for more than 10 days, demanding the