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May 24, 2022

3 Killed in Yemen's Capital as Houthis Shoot Down Saudi Spy Drone
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In Yemen, three people were killed Monday after a drone crashed into a
residential neighborhood in the capital Sana'a. Witnesses said the
Saudi-led coalition drone was shot down by Houthi rebels as it circled
the skies over the capital.

Youssef Hamiduddin: "Unfortunately, it fell on citizens. This is a
commercial market, and these are street vendors. The spy drone fell on
them. And this is a violation of the two-month truce in Yemen."

The United Nations is calling on Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led
coalition to extend the ceasefire, which is due to expire on June 1. The
World Food Programme says five years of continuous war in Yemen has
sparked the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with about two-thirds of
all Yemenis - or some 20 million people - suffering from hunger and
malnutrition.


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