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Two Red Cross Staff Members Killed in Yemen

© AP Photo / Khaled AbdullahHouthi militants gather on the rubble of the offices of the education ministry's workers union, destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's northwestern city of Amran August 19, 2015
Houthi militants gather on the rubble of the offices of the education ministry's workers union, destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's northwestern city of Amran August 19, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were shot dead on Wednesday by a group of unidentified men in the Amran Governorate in northern Yemen, the ICRC in Yemen has reported.

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Moscow (Sputnik) – A conflict between Houthi rebels and Yemeni governmental forces, which started in March, has led to a dire humanitarian situation in the country.

Since the start of the conflict, the ICRC medical organization has been providing vital humanitarian support to around one million people in Aden, the biggest city in southern Yemen under governmental control, according to the ICRC.

The organization temporarily suspended its work in Aden following an attack on the organization’s employees on August 24, however its activities, including the provision of food, water and medical care, are continuing throughout the rest of Yemen, according to the organization.

"We are shocked and appalled by the brutal killing of two of our staff members, earlier today in #Amran. #Yemen," the ICRC wrote on Twitter.

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