Nine detainees who had been captured during the recent events were killed after Saudi forces targeted a prison housing a number of detainees in the city of Al-Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, last night.

Abdulqader Al-Murtada, head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, said Saudi forces targeted the prison, which housed a number of detainees in Al-Hazm, resulting in the deaths of nine detainees captured during the recent events.

He added that a list identifying the nine detainees will be released at a later date.