Houthi militias fired at the convoy of Patrick Cammaert, the UN’s head of ceasefire monitor group in Hodeidah, while he was on his way back to Hodeidah’s downtown following a meeting with the legitimate government’s delegation on Thursday.
The UN’s spokesperson tweeted confirming the safety of the UN team.
Patrick Cammaert and team are safe in Hodeida following reported shooting incident. More information to come later.#Yemen
— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) January 17, 2019
Yemeni government’s spokesperson said that the incident is “a dangerous development.”
