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Two Red Cross workers shot dead in Yemen Red Cross suspends movements in Yemen after two workers shot dead
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Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been shot and killed in Yemen, the Geneva-based organisation has said. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has suspended all movements in Yemen after two of its staff were killed in what the organisation says appears to have been a deliberate attack.
It is believed a single gunman opened fire on a convoy travelling in Amran province between the northern province of Saada and the capital Sana’a early on Wednesday. One staff member died at the scene and the other in hospital. They worked as a field officer and a driver, and both came from Yemen. It is believed a single gunman opened fire on a convoy travelling in Amran province between the northern province of Saada and the capital Sana’a early on Wednesday. One staff member died at the scene and the other in hospital. They worked as a field officer and a driver, and both men came from Yemen.
Antoine Grand, the head of the ICRC delegation in the country, said it condemned “in the strongest possible terms what appears to have been the deliberate targeting of our staff”.Antoine Grand, the head of the ICRC delegation in the country, said it condemned “in the strongest possible terms what appears to have been the deliberate targeting of our staff”.
“Our thoughts and sympathy are with the families and loved ones of our colleagues,” he added. “It is premature for us at this point to determine the impact of this appalling incident on our operations in Yemen. At this time, we want to collect ourselves as a team and support each other in processing this incomprehensible act.”“Our thoughts and sympathy are with the families and loved ones of our colleagues,” he added. “It is premature for us at this point to determine the impact of this appalling incident on our operations in Yemen. At this time, we want to collect ourselves as a team and support each other in processing this incomprehensible act.”
The ICRC said it was not clear who had carried out the attack, but there had been a number of security incidents involving the organisation in recent months.The ICRC said it was not clear who had carried out the attack, but there had been a number of security incidents involving the organisation in recent months.
A spokeswoman for the organisation, based in Geneva, said later that it had suspended movements “for the time being”. The men had been travelling with two colleagues in two clearly marked vehicles.
Staff were shocked and traumatised, she said. The ICRC has about 250 workers in Yemen, most based locally.
Yemen has been mired in violence between Iran-backed Shia rebels, known as Houthis, who control both Saada and Amran, and a Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has the backing of the US and UK.Yemen has been mired in violence between Iran-backed Shia rebels, known as Houthis, who control both Saada and Amran, and a Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has the backing of the US and UK.
More than 2,100 civilians have died in the conflict, according to the United Nations.More than 2,100 civilians have died in the conflict, according to the United Nations.