Rebels fire UN relief convoy in Jawf

SANA'A, Oct.09 (Saba) - An employee =
of UN relief was injured when armed rebels of al-Houthi followers =
attacked last Thursday a humanitarian
relief convoy in northern province of Jawf, the GPC-run almotamar.net =
reported on Friday.

General director of medical care in Jawf province Hussein Abu Hadra =
said that the rebel elements interrupted the relief convoy presented by =
UN, UNICEF and WFP to about 400
displaced families in al-Mabdah camp who moved from Harf Sufian district =
in Amran province and Saada province due to the confrontations between =
the army and al-Houthi rebles.
Abu Hadrah told almotamar.net that the rebels fired the UN mission's =
cars which were with the aid convoy, adding that armed citizens near the =
area hurried up to open the
convoy and exchanged fire with the rebels.
For his part, General director of public health office in Jawf province =
Hussein al-Ghanimi considered this accident a clear hindrance by =
al-Houthi sabotage elements for
the local and international relief efforts, noting tdhat the UN injured =
employee is currently under intensive care in a hospital in the capital =
Sana'a.
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