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Guterres says a UN staff member has died in Houthi custody in Yemen
“appalled & deeply saddened”
“while in the custody of the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen”
“had been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis since 2024”
“the second death of a UN staff member in Houthi detention”
— antonioguterres (@antonioguterres) Sat 31 Oct, 22:53 ET
Official post · not independently verified
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Official post · not independently verified. UN Secretary-General António Guterres wrote that he was "appalled & deeply saddened" by the death of UN colleague Mohammad el Shami "while in the custody of the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen". He wrote that el Shami "had been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis since 2024" and called it "the second death of a UN staff member in Houthi detention". On X: 69,727 views and 193 reposts as of Sun 1 Nov, 04:07 ET.