Houthis Detain 20 UN Employees in Yemen’s Capital

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Houthis Detain 20 UN Employees in Yemen’s Capital
Houthis Detain 20 UN Employees in Yemen’s Capital

Displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Program in the Hays region, south of Hodeidah Governorate in western Yemen on Feb. 24, 2024. Khaled Ziad/AFP

The Houthis detained 20 United Nations employees working in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Oct. 19, a U.N. official said.

Jean Alam, a spokesman for the U.N. resident coordinator for Yemen, told The Associated Press that the terrorist group raided a U.N. facility in Sanaa’s southwestern neighborhood of Hada. Those held include five Yemeni staff and 15 international staff, Alam said. He said a further 11 employees were released after questioning.

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