Huthi rebels detain 20 UN staff

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The UN’s office in Yemen said Sunday that Huthi rebels were still holding 20 of its staff following their raid on the organisation’s building in Sanaa a day earlier.

On Saturday, the UN office said Huthi security forces had made an “unauthorised entry” into its compound.

“Five national staff and fifteen international staff remain detained within the compound,” Jean Alam, spokesman for the UN coordinator in the country, said on Sunday.

The UN was in touch with the authorities in Sanaa, with the relevant member states and the government of Yemen “to resolve this serious situation as swiftly as possible, end the detention of all personnel, and restore full control over its facilities in Sanaa”, he added. Punch